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About: The Muswell Hill Practice

I have been with this practice for more than thirty years. I have had fantastic care from everyone, notably three doctors. I recently dislocated and fractured my shoulder and was discharged with codeine and paracetemol to manage the pain. On repeat visits to the hospital when I complained of chronic pain not really rasponding to codeine, which I didn't want to get addicted to, I was told to keep taking it. After avcouple of weeks I couldn't take any more and decided to ring the surgery. I feel so blessed that one Dr responded to my call and was an absolute angel. She listened, was so caring and put me on appropriate medicine and urged me to call if it wasn't working well enough,and assured me that I wouldn't be a bother. After a few more calls, I am now pain free. I feel blessed to be a patient at a practice providing such amazing care to me and my family.

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Response from The Muswell Hill Practice 5 years ago
The Muswell Hill Practice
Submitted on 07/12/2018 at 16:57
Published on nhs.uk at 18:06


Thank you and also thanks for highlighting a real issue around a growing awareness of the risks of long term dependency on painkillers which has to be balenced with the misery for patients of severe and chronic pain.Not easy for either doctor or patient and needs discussion and working together in doctor/patient partnership

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