Twice now my small child has been to our local GP service and seen by a practise nurse. My child had been sent home saying it’s just a virus when he had pneumonia and only recently another chest infection. It’s taken me nhs24 calls and a trip in an ambulance and out of hours appointments before my son got the right care and put on antibiotics.
Both times the nurse from gp practice had told me it’s just noise from his throat and winter bugs. I felt I was shown no understanding and compassion for my concerns and feel I was given no advice on managing symptoms or when to have cause for concern. I was told only bring back if not better! I have had several visits to the gp over the last few weeks until the only way I know my child would get the right care is to visit the hospital. My child’s symptoms ranged from high temp, not eaten in over a week, in total two weeks and a chesty cough that clearly sounded unhealthy as well as working the chest cavity harder. It’s taken for my child to become very sick before getting medicine.
"Sent my child home ......"
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