Difficult to get appt.etc
V. difficult to get appt. esp. since my GP left. I now see any of the doctors but have to explain everything even though it's on their computer each time I visit. Booking an appt.using the automated telephone line is v.difficult as appts are all gone. I called yesterday but no appts. were available so I was given one for today. Luckily there was a 2nd appt. available for a test I needed as the the next appt. for the test would have been in November. Getting thru at 8 am is difficult + often appts are gone quickly. I don't like the idea that you have to tell non medically trained staff why you need an appt. I feel pressurised into telling them what is wrong. On one occasion when on the phone I could hear the member of staff shouting to colleagues to ask who dealt with the problem I had. On another occasion the staff tried to give advice on the condition.