Toph said..cisco said..
If it means I can get a 10 minute appointment instead of a 5 minute one, I am all for it.
I'll be happy to just have my appointment run on time instead of waiting for up to an hour afterwards
Rex said..
This is at the heart of the problem, there needs to be a level of service below a doctor that is easily accessible, most of my visits to the GP were for stuff that a RN could have done. The system needs an overhaul.
If I have a head cold or sinus I cant go to work, but my employer wants me to get a medical cert. I believe chemists can issue them, but the two closest chemists to me wont, so it is off to the Doc for something that I plainly know what is wrong and what to take.
In the UK you can Self-Certify that you are unfit for work for short absences (2 days from memory).
That is something that should be allowed here, as with any system it can be open to abuse, but if I'm too sick to come into to work (and infect people there) then I'm too sick to drag my ass into the local GP to wait with everyone else (and pick up their lurgies as my immune system is already comprimised, or infect the oldies on their chat day) just to get a piece of paper that states I'm sick. Waste of time all round.
If we
need the paperwork we might as well just have a "Sick Notes" queue manned by admin staff that you walk up too "I'm sick", stamp, "Next!"
Has anyone ever fronted the GP and been refused the sick note?
