Get seen by nurse and misdiagnosed
On two separate occasions one being my husband and the other being my son (in his 30's) needed to see a GP. My son had back pain and could barely walk well. The GP was busy and he was told he could see the nurse. She did not even examine him, said it would pass as probably a strained muscle. He was prescribed low strength pain killers.2 days later still in agony he went to A & E. There were able to conclude that it was a bone issue not a muscle issue, and he was prescribed higher strength pain killers. A similar situation happened with my husband. I do know others that have seen the nurse instead of a doctor and it concerns me as they too were misdiagnosed. As GP appointments are harder and harder to get it seems that our nurses are being given more responsibilities that they never used too have.