"Used to be good but going downhill fast. ..."

This used to be an excellent practice but after recent GP changes is going downhill rapidly and now seems like you are just another number.

I had issues getting an appointment-was offered one in 2 weeks as first one they had!

Managed to get a cancellation today and have just been.

Doctor told me I needed to book blood tests-first appointment almost 2 weeks away! Receptionist so rude when I could not take the one appointment offered for next week due to work. Doctor also advised to buy some medication over counter after asking if I paid for prescriptions-so I assumed that that was cheaper way.

I was offered no advice on how to take the medication. Went to pharmacy next door,

They said did not have over counter and was cheaper on prescription-by a factor of 6 times! Over the counter it was only 2 tablets that can be sold-but as before I had been offered no advice on how to take so not sure what the 2 tablets were meant to do or how to take. They advised to go back into doctor and asked for medication on prescription.

I did this but the very, very rude, unhelpful and jobsworth receptionist said I could not have a prescription without talking to doctor!

Pointed out I had literally just come out of his office-no good apparently.

So now i need to have a doctor call me tomorrow to discuss (but not the same doctor as they are not working tomorrow) and then, if i can have a prescription, I have to go back into the doctors, pick it up and then go back to the same pharmacist I have just been to to get it!

Its ridiculous-sure they are trying to solve the difficulty offering appointments by having patients just die waiting for one.

I cannot imagine why they are taking on new patients when they clearly cannot cope with the ones they have-2 weeks for most people to wait for an appointment is just ridiculous. I was also told by a receptionist I could not have the flu jab as I had the "wrong" asthma inhaler.

And when i did get the flu injection the nurse lunged at me with the needle as though launching a javelin-no chat, no questions and arm swelled and hurt for days afterwards which it has never done before