"You need to be desperate to attend here."

In Jan 2018 , seen by the male doctor;- I had had extensive tests done in Thailand in Dec 2017 and a consultant gave me the latest blood pressure tablet available Valsartan, as the two I was on were not working to lower it enough;- also the cheap statin I was on Atrovastatin gave me a high reading of bad L.D.L cholesterol was 4.19 whereas the recommended max is 2.58;- The consultant in Thailand changed my statin to Crestor (rosuvastatin) as for over 12 months I had swollen feet than forced me to get size 11 house slippers instead of size 9, and I could not wear socks in outdoor shoes. The male doctor refused to even look at my Thailand consultants test results and drug changes telling me that the N.H.S always take no notice of non N.H.S tests, he sent me packing after a mere 2 mins to go for a blood test done. Tests in 2006 in Thailand found that the statin I was then on Simvastatin also did not suit me, as it gave side effects of aching joints, poor sleep so tired all day long, and no willpower to do gardening and D.I.Y, and sex not possible as failure to 'rise to the occasion' probably due to cheap blood pressure tablets;- I was then at The Mansfield Medical Centre and changed to Malling after years of them refusing to put me on Crestor, who also refused but put me on Altrovastatin that has the same bad side effects. During 2017 I contacted Malling several times to try to see a doctor to change to Crestor as my feet swelling almost stopped me from driving safely;- I was only usually offered telephone consultations, that made the mobile ring for 3 seconds, it was not possible to get the phone out in time to respond to the incoming call, when I called back the doctor was calling someone else;- I went down the surgery to ask the reception to request a longer period of ring tone so people had time to respond, there was no promise to act. The male doctor in my appointment January 2018 told me a lie in that Valsartan has been available in the U.K for over 10 years, the truth is that G.P's can only give it on a private prescription as the top drug U.K agency N.I.C.E are still considering approving it and will decide in MAY 2018 if it can be prescribed on the N.H.S - however in it's strongest 160 mg form it costs £3 daily so may not get approval. The statins mentioned above cost £4 a month, until recent years Crestor (rosuvastatin) was £40 a month , now much less as when a new drug becomes available for several years it has a higher price to pay for the research & development costs, this period has now elapsed, so other companies make it at a far cheaper cost that the N.H.S can afford.

Malling do not know is that I have for many years I have a friend who has lodged at my house who is a professor of Genetics and Micro- biology, who teaches at a Midlands University who has a brother who is a G.P so any attempts by G.P's to give me wrong information can be easily detected.

I take B.P readings and record it twice a day so doctors have a true picture.