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15-08-2022 2:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476158#Comment_119476158

I went to GP nurse to get the 30 staples out and the wound opened up again. GP saw me and prescribed very strong antibiotic, had my abdomen packed, sent me to hospital clinic that afternoon, surgeon removed dead flesh so I literally was looking into my stomach through the gaping hole, feeling very unwell. Surgeon said I needed to see a nurse every day for next few weeks. And doctor once a week. She was Spanish and shocked there was no nurse available. I was in morphine and too unwell to drive, so it was taxis every day to GP nurse and pay the nurse fee.

NeinNeinNein · 15-08-2022 2:17pm

Joe really does have the mind of a 10 year old boy.

15-08-2022 2:17pm

A lot of practices don’t have even one nurse.

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:18pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476186#Comment_119476186

It's extraordinary how Clueless he is

Atlantic Dawn · 15-08-2022 2:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476186#Comment_119476186

He thinks the doctor arrives at your house by car for the slightest illness like in The Waltons.

Dan Jaman · 15-08-2022 2:19pm

GP Society firing up lawyer's letter, right now.

Atlantic Dawn · 15-08-2022 2:19pm

Is it just the older generation that half ride their phone when trying to operate it so the sound comes out arseways?

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:20pm

Listen Cawlurs, I sympathise but your living in cuckoo land, this has been how GP'S Have operated for over 20 years, maybe more. I'm not saying its right but this is not new

15-08-2022 2:20pm

Ambulance service refused to send an ambulance to a critically ill person, disgrace.

crazy 88 · 15-08-2022 2:20pm

Years ago doctors had no clinics or crap clinics that you'd probably come out more sick than you went in. It was in their interest to do house calls instead of building a proper clinic. It was probably when the more enterprising younger doctors came along and realised there was a market for people who wanted to get seen to quickly in a clinic and that's when the culture changed

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:21pm

Ambulance service now assess every call and have levels of priority, again nothing new

gmisk · 15-08-2022 2:21pm

I must have got lucky with my recent two week trip to James hospital.

A and E was busy (came via ambulance it took 30 minutes of panicked call from husband and neighbour to get one) but they got me a bed (I was in hall to start) and took terrific care of me. Staff were under serious pressure but did their very best. Worst thing was not having my other half with me tbh. Still really strict for visitors

15-08-2022 2:21pm

If you are living alone e and phone and ambulance for yourself they don’t take it seriously. I found that, when I had to do it, and only when I collapsed in the ambulance did they see I was genuinely sick. Had 4 hour emergency surgery.

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476213#Comment_119476213

Arrival by ambulance generally means your prioritised but delighted your stay was a positive one 😉

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:23pm

Precisely Doctor

dvcireland · 15-08-2022 2:23pm

sure Dr Legg would always call out to patients in Walford:

dvcireland · 15-08-2022 2:23pm

facetime with peggy aged 103

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:24pm

Same with Dentists and medical card schemes, not being paid so don't so this work

gmisk · 15-08-2022 2:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476219#Comment_119476219

Getting an ambulance was a struggle...but my husband kept ringing them as did neighbour. Took a good 30 minutes I had collapsed and couldn't stand so in a bad way.

Ambulance tbh were a bit clueless...they were convinced it was food poisoning and gave me nothing. It was acute pancreatitis and I need to get my gallbladder out.

Thanks on mend they looked after me well when I got in.

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:24pm

The public are not informed deliberately by HSE

Atlantic Dawn · 15-08-2022 2:24pm

Surely sending out €200k worth of kit with 2 trained technicians aboard to basically taxi someone to a hospital is criminal?

Atlantic Dawn · 15-08-2022 2:25pm

We should bring in €20 fines for no shows at medical appointments too.

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476233#Comment_119476233

So lucky, I broke my leg badly at the start of the Pandemic, 3 hours for ambulance, they were fantastic but my god if I was critical, I'd not be on da live line thread 😉

dvcireland · 15-08-2022 2:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476238#Comment_119476238

ad that's just for the consultants

NeinNeinNein · 15-08-2022 2:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476246#Comment_119476246

How's the leg?

15-08-2022 2:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476202#Comment_119476202

It’s definitely about 25 years since I’ve heard of a GP doing a house call. Except in very rare cases. Actually twice in early 2000s when I got abrupt onset pneumonia with a lot of haemoptysis the DubDoc did actually come out to give penicillin injection in middle of night, but that was the end of that kind of thing. Since I presented at an A&E by taxi under same circumstances and they put me on IV antibiotics and respiratory therapy for a few days.

gmisk · 15-08-2022 2:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119476246#Comment_119476246

Hope the leg ok now?

15-08-2022 2:29pm

Did Joe never have to call a GP out to his leg?

Dempo1 · 15-08-2022 2:30pm

Social cohesion has definitely gone in communities unless your a Ukrainian refugee, makes me sick, elderly neighbours get no visits and these f#cking Ukrainian flag waving Numpties asking if I coukd offer lifts to Tullamore, go F#CK yourselves

crazy 88 · 15-08-2022 2:31pm

This Dr sounds like he's prescribing himself some stimulants

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