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[TD]

of 3 1/2 hours of my life  and £4 in parking charge....

Hurt my hand on Monday....tightening up a screw with a screwdriver...needed the screw to be very tight...and on final turn of screwdriver, I heard and felt a crunch in my hand...

During the week the back of my hand swelled up and middle finger swelled up too....altho the swelling had gone down a tad, its still painful doing things like lifting a cup of coffee....

So off I went to the walk in centre this afternoon to find out what I had done......3.5hrs later I get seen to....

5 mins getting my hand examined and got told to take ibuprofen......for pain relief.....shouldn't have bothered 

[Viral_Jim]

5 mins getting my hand examined and got told to take ibuprofen......for pain relief.....shouldn't have bothered 

No one I know has EVER had a satisfactory result at a walk-in centre, they seem bloody pointless to me!

[minifreek]

Sounds like a strained tendon to me, I did something very similar to my right hand a few years ago, but it was my first finger (index ?) that I hurt... I didnt bother with the hospital though, just knew it would waste mine and their time...

[TD]

Well, the reason I went, was I didn't know what I had done...and also should it be strapped up so I couldn't move it...

So I suppose I did learn that I should move it about and take the Ibufrofen for a week. If no better after a week go to my docs, but I will have to wait 3 weeks to get an appointment and by that time it will probably be better 

[TheBoy]

5 mins getting my hand examined and got told to take ibuprofen......for pain relief.....shouldn't have bothered 

No one I know has EVER had a satisfactory result at a walk-in centre, they seem bloody pointless to me!

I have, last time I went (as 3 week wait for a quack), as I needed some drugs quickly, that weren't legally obtainable via other means.  Got there 20mins before they opened, as was seen within 15mins of them officially opening, and walked out promptly with my bit of paper

[TD]

5 mins getting my hand examined and got told to take ibuprofen......for pain relief.....shouldn't have bothered 

No one I know has EVER had a satisfactory result at a walk-in centre, they seem bloody pointless to me!

I have, last time I went (as 3 week wait for a quack), as I needed some drugs quickly, that weren't legally obtainable via other means.  Got there 20mins before they opened, as was seen within 15mins of them officially opening, and walked out promptly with my bit of paper

Might be bit difficult for me as its open 24hrs .....

[biggriffin]

And your point is! 

The NHS are struggling, would you like to be seen, instantly,  sorry doesn't happen make an appointment,  wait your turn, if that isn't good enough go private.
The NHS do a wonderful job, if more people treated them with respect, and only went when necessary, 

O shut up griffin.

[STEMO]

For the last ten years, and at two different surgeries, I can always get a same day appointment, as long as I ring before half eight.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

For the last ten years, and at two different surgeries, I can always get a same day appointment, as long as I ring before half eight.

Don't think I've seen a doctor in the last ten years. Maybe I have but it doesn't spring to mind.

[tigers_gonads]

For the last ten years, and at two different surgeries, I can always get a same day appointment, as long as I ring before half eight.

Don't think I've seen a doctor in the last ten years. Maybe I have but it doesn't spring to mind.

I didn't ring my last doctor for about 15 years
When I did need to see him, I was told that because I never went for a voluntary health check up when I passed 40 they took me off there list 

When I asked if I could join up again, they told me that unless I had medical and blood tests, the answer was no 

Now I friggin hate needles with a passion and to be told that I had to spend a hour of my own time been stabbed with a syringe, poked, prodded and told I was a bit of a fat bastard by some patronising twa t, I politely declined