Cloudy today, with a little bit of sunshine, a little bit of
wind, and no rain. Temperatures are warm
and we are expected to reach 18 degrees today (that is Celsius, I think it is
about 65 Fahrenheit). The washing is
drying but I am keeping a close eye on the weather as it is meant to come in
wet again before this evening.
I don’t drink coffee myself (although I adore coffee cake),
but I thought this sign was rather good.
I photographed it last year when visiting my daughter in Arizona.
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| Calling all coffee lovers |
I received an email from my doctor this morning informing me
he will be away for a couple of weeks. No
problems, as there will be a reliever on duty should I need a doctor. I also received the spring newsletter from
the medical practice he belongs to. From
the end of this month they will be introducing a new system of Telephone
Triage.
This may be common practice in some places, but I have
personally not come across it before. Usually
we have to wait 2-3 weeks for a doctor’s appointment, but this way, if
something requires urgent attention, one can have a phone appointment with one
of the doctors (there are about fifteen doctors at this practice) who will then
decide if you need to come in and be seen, or whether you can simply be given medical
advice, a prescription, or a medical certificate for work.
It sounds like a great idea to me. The doctors, and the nursing staff, are run
off their feet with patients, and something needs to be done to address the
problem. I seldom go to a doctor unless
absolutely necessary, and then it is usually in an emergency situation and I end
up seeing a different doctor to my own.
We can re-order prescriptions online, so no need to see a doctor
then. An added bonus of this telephone
consultation is that it will be free (it will not be in-depth), although
scripts etc. will still need to be paid for.
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| A beautiful cherry blossom tree |
I sometimes think progress can be a good thing. If nothing else, change keeps you mentally
young as it exercises the good old grey matter.
Cheers,
Margaret
It is so hard to get a doctor's appointment here too. It is easy just to give up if it nothing too pressing which is why I think so many people end up in A&E. I love the photo of the cherry blossom. Enjoy your spring. xx
ReplyDeleteI'm you opposite with coffe, love the drink but can't stand coffee cake, biscuits and sweets. We have the same issues here when trying to see a doctor.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos. The coffee sign is perfect.
ReplyDeleteI think your new system with the doctor has merit. It should be considered here to ease some of the wait times. Will you write about it again if you have experience with it.