Patients are struggling to get a GP appointment in York - and are facing long waits on the telephone NHS is closed and I fear things are being missed - these are some of the verdicts on GP services in York by Press readers. We asked readers to share their experiences of booking GP appointments during the Covid pandemic and had more than 250 replies. One patient said they were almost paralysed because their back pain - for which painkillers had been described - turned out to be the series condition Cauda equina syndrome (CES) which if untreated can lead to permanent paralysis and incontinence.
AT eight on the dot you dial the doctor s number. Your heart sinks as you hear the familiar message, that you are in a queue and your call will be answered shortly. For thousands of people across York this is the reality of trying to get an appointment with their GP. To be fair, this was the reality before the Covid crisis. But the pandemic has put more pressure on primary care services and getting a GP appointment is harder than ever. That is certainly the experience of hundreds of our readers, who have messaged us about their difficulties in accessing GP services.
The Life and Times of Mac Lilley
News Highlights: The Life and Times of Mac Lilley
Released: Jan 30, 2021 3:18 PM ET
Harry Malcom ‘Mac’ Lilley was born on January 29, 1941, and 80 years later, the old rider is still part of the harness racing industry.
Ruleen Lilley wrote the following release on behalf of Mac Lilley Farms in honor of the breeding’s namesake.
It was a cold and windy day when Mac was born. It was -10 degrees Celsius and the snow from the night before had gathered in tiny chunks on his mother and father’s windowsill in the bedroom.
His mother, Cassie, had felt the familiar stinging of the early stages of labor as she packed the children’s lunch packs. She and her husband Harry already had nine children: three boys (Alen, Cliff and Don) and six girls (Flossie, Ella, June, Martha, Sadie, Peggy)