I went to A&E yesterday due to high blood pressure (146/107) which has been consistently high lately , the doctor in A&E said he would write to the GP and asked me to see a doctor the day after to have a 24 hours monitor ( i had it a few weeks ago but the readings /were normal then) and possibly preventative low dose of medication. When I went to the surgery the GP didn't want to see me ,she only spoke to me over the phone about the problem , she was very unsympathetic and dismissive , when i told her i had taken pictures of my blood pressure readings she was not interested in seeing them and she said that as it was normal before they couldn’t do anything!When I told her i was experiencing high level of stress (i had a minor eye thrombosis recently possibly due to high blood pressure)but she basically told she didn’t think the issue was related to high blood pressure (even when i reminded her that the eye specialist wrote a letter saying my blood pressure needed monitoring as my eyes blood pressure was high and this possibly caused the retinal vein occlusion . She kept on asking if he was really sure about it!. By then i was tired and exhausted since i had spent all night in A&E.She made it clear she couldn’t do anything.I then asked to actually see a doctor and was offered an afternoon appointment.By the time i went back to the surgery (later in the afternoon)i was even more exhausted . This time the GP did finally check my blood pressure and when she noticed the reading was high (she took it twice and it was about 156/96 )she said i needed to relax, I told her i was very stressed but again she was not very empathetic and didn’t want to know about my issues. I told her i had been having high blood pressure for a few days and wanted to give her the previous readings of my blood pressure but she was not interested and was more concerned that i would see a cardiologist privately .She said if my blood pressure was still high I needed to go back to A&E. I am appalled by the whole experience and i am thinking of changing GP practice all together. My husband had also several issues with this practice : he was referred for an Autism diagnosis 3 years ago ,he went to an interview but it was never followed up and we haven’t heard anything anymore. When we tried to follow it up we had no help and the whole procedure only caused more stress. All in all it is a very disappointing practice were doctors are tired and unhelpful and it is nearly impossible to book an appointment in the first place.
"Extremely disappointing "
About: The Pinn Medical Centre The Pinn Medical Centre Harrow HA5 3EE
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