This story has been posted by Healthwatch Tameside on behalf of a member of the public who asked not to have their name published. They said...
I feel I am unpopular and unwelcome at my GP's surgery because I am reluctant to take drugs to lower my cholesterol. I have always used alternative therapies, including yoga and diet, to keep myself healthy. When my cholesterol level was tested it was above 5 and my GP wanted me to take medication but I refused. I've had it tested recently at Tesco's pharmacy and it has come down to below 5 as I have put myself on a low-fat diet, but don't think I should have had to pay for these tests myself.
I should be entitled at my age to sympathetic treatment at my GP's surgery but am now unwilling to go there.
"I should be entitled to sympathetic treatment at my GP surgery"
About: NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 6BH
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