Thursday, 13 May 2010

The greatness of the NHS

I recently had a eye test which resulted in me needing to be referred to a specialist. It seems recent changes mean that the pressure in my eyes is too high despite it not having changed from the last time.

A couple of weeks later I had a letter from my GP telling me how to book an appointment. I went through the process and was offered 4 local hospitals to choose from. I selected my preferred hospital and was offered 1 timed appointment slot and that was it. I couldn't make that so tried the next, and no appointments were available at all in the next 3 months. The story was the same for the next. Finally at the last hospital there were a few slots but nothing closer than 5 weeks away. So all in all there is the illusion of choice when in reality there is none.

2 comments:

  1. THC reduces intraocular pressure as does smoking it.

    Also make sure you eat liver once a week

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  2. As it happens, my eyes were fine, the whole thing was a pointless waste of time.

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