Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
Jun 10th 2013, 3:22 am
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
I know our community has been on a drive to recruit doctors for the medical centre here. We're a small community of about 4000, about 3 hours from the nearest city so I guess that's why they have problems keeping doctors. I am fortunate to have a fantastic family doctor but can sometimes take a week or more to get in to see her. In urgent cases, we usually have to see a locum or the nurse practitioner (who will assess) or visit the emerg at the hospital.
Jun 10th 2013, 11:58 am
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
I used to go to the one in Little India with an, er, undocumented resident. That was great because they were used to dealing with that situation and had a stock of expired drugs, "spare" OHIP numbers and the like. I don't think you'd get the same service in an Having English As First Language facility.
Jun 10th 2013, 2:03 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
A GP wanting to come here would probably have a street named after him/her. There are about 250,000 people in this city. An estimated 80,000 do not have access to a GP.
Jun 10th 2013, 3:02 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
Great to know souvy
Where is 'here'?
We're looking at guelph
Where is 'here'?
We're looking at guelph
Jun 11th 2013, 12:50 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
Problem I find with walk in clinics is the lack of on going care. My OH had severe depression, he was given tablets, 6 month supply, end of care. After slmost a year of me nagging and eventually almost leaving him he went and got different tablets, again 6 month supply, end of care, thankfully these ones worked, however he has stopped taking them, because he feels fine. I'm just waiting for the crash.
I find walk ins fine for quick fixes to easy illnesess but awful for more complicated ones.
I find walk ins fine for quick fixes to easy illnesess but awful for more complicated ones.
Jun 11th 2013, 12:58 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
To add to what Souvy is saying, it would be a statue erected to any doctor who came here!!
Some people have mentioned walk-in clinics...we don't even have those.
Half the population doesn't have a doctor. So it's off to outpatients even for a simple routine request.
I accompanied somebody to outpatients the other day as he needed help with constipation...nothing major!
We arrived at 9:30am and left at 5:45pm!!!!
PLEASE COME TO SOUTH WEST NOVA SCOTIA...WE NEED YOU!
Some people have mentioned walk-in clinics...we don't even have those.
Half the population doesn't have a doctor. So it's off to outpatients even for a simple routine request.
I accompanied somebody to outpatients the other day as he needed help with constipation...nothing major!
We arrived at 9:30am and left at 5:45pm!!!!
PLEASE COME TO SOUTH WEST NOVA SCOTIA...WE NEED YOU!
Jun 11th 2013, 1:10 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
It is very difficult to find a gp in guelph. When I was looking last year, none were taking new patients. Luckily, my common-law partner's doctor agreed to take me on. He only found his doctor because of some connection through his church. Before that, he had been relying on the walk-in clinics.
Jun 11th 2013, 1:17 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
It is very difficult to find a gp in guelph. When I was looking last year, none were taking new patients. Luckily, my common-law partner's doctor agreed to take me on. He only found his doctor because of some connection through his church. Before that, he had been relying on the walk-in clinics.
Jun 11th 2013, 1:18 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
To add to what Souvy is saying, it would be a statue erected to any doctor who came here!!
Some people have mentioned walk-in clinics...we don't even have those.
Half the population doesn't have a doctor. So it's off to outpatients even for a simple routine request.
I accompanied somebody to outpatients the other day as he needed help with constipation...nothing major!
We arrived at 9:30am and left at 5:45pm!!!!
PLEASE COME TO SOUTH WEST NOVA SCOTIA...WE NEED YOU!
Some people have mentioned walk-in clinics...we don't even have those.
Half the population doesn't have a doctor. So it's off to outpatients even for a simple routine request.
I accompanied somebody to outpatients the other day as he needed help with constipation...nothing major!
We arrived at 9:30am and left at 5:45pm!!!!
PLEASE COME TO SOUTH WEST NOVA SCOTIA...WE NEED YOU!
I saw him first.
Fortunately, I don't get sick. If I ever find myself having to throw myself at the mercy of a hospital ER department for something like a throat infection, I will sandpaper my forehead before I go and claim that I fell and hit my head. That'll get me in front of a doctor PDQ.
Jun 11th 2013, 1:27 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
Sod off!
I saw him first.
Fortunately, I don't get sick. If I ever find myself having to throw myself at the mercy of a hospital ER department for something like a throat infection, I will sandpaper my forehead before I go and claim that I fell and hit my head. That'll get me in front of a doctor PDQ.
I saw him first.
Fortunately, I don't get sick. If I ever find myself having to throw myself at the mercy of a hospital ER department for something like a throat infection, I will sandpaper my forehead before I go and claim that I fell and hit my head. That'll get me in front of a doctor PDQ.
I like your thinking! Very devious! Wish I had thought of that one, it would have saved me from insanity!!!!
Jun 11th 2013, 2:59 pm
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Re: Health seeking behaviour of Canadians/ attendance at the GP surgery
Thank you thank you thank you for your encouraging replies
Hopefully it'll work out and he'll have a full list in due course!
Hopefully it'll work out and he'll have a full list in due course!
