a gp appointment. it is a policy i idea that has been floating about for a long time. a lot of money does go to waste, as well as the frustration of doctors and other clinical staff and receptionists in very hard working gp practices. it slows everything down. there is a knock on effect for other patients thatis knock on effect for other patients that is considerable. the idea of having a small fine that would be a tap on the back of the hand to say, don t miss your appointment, is not i think the worst idea. it is slightly difficult to see how it gets collected because people who miss a series of appointments are often not the same people who respond very quickly to a small fine. and the cost of collecting a small fine can be very great if you start to say, we have to make this work. it s a bit like the bbc licence fee problem, it relies on people actually wanting to do it. once you start chasing them down it starts to cost a lot of money and becomes a bit more contentious. i think he
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one is to make money so that the shareholders get a return on their investment, and the other is to provide the best possible service to the patient. at the 0perose practice where i m working, it s overseen by a gp director. during nearly six weeks here, i ve not seen him once. when i tell a patient the gp director isn t here, i get told off by one of the other receptionists.
by the care quality commission, and it works in the best interests of patients, providing access to the highest quality of care. back at the london practice where i m working, i arrive one morning to find that neither i nor any of the other receptionists here can book a single appointment with a gp for that day. i m told there s just one doctor on site and they re dealing with patients from another practice. it has a knock on effect. the next day we re inundated with calls. even if we had, like, one more doctor full time this week, it would have been a lot more bearable.
or 0utstanding by the care quality commission, and it works in the best interests of patients, providing access to the highest quality of care. back at the london practice where i m working, i arrive one morning to find that neither i nor any of the other receptionists here can book a single appointment with a gp for that day. i m told there s just one doctor on site and they re dealing with patients from another practice. it has a knock on effect. the next day we re inundated with calls.