We went walking late Thursday afternoon, it had cooled down and here by the harbour there was a sea breeze. We often ended up here when we had Nell.. she hated us sitting down for too long, even though we used to share our ice cream with her; we shared a small tub Thursday between us, bearing in mind Friday was SW weigh day!
But then my Friday got even worse. I've reapplied for my Blue Badge, but had been told I needed an assessment from a physio.. My surgery had arranged an appointment with one, but not at our Surgery but Kenfig Hill?? Off we went, having had to look up where it was, parking was difficult, and the car park was away from the entrance, so I had to walk along a side road. Then when we got there??
The physio said they don't do that and couldn't understand why I was there. He was very apologetic and said he'd email my surgery to tell them.
We drove back home and called into my surgery on the way. They were so unhelpful. A prissy receptionist said she couldn't give me an appointment till September to see a Dr, as the manager was on her lunch break, so she'd phone me at home later. I didn't get a phone call.. so a complete waste of our afternoon. I was annoyed, tired and fed up.
They have no idea what its like for people, who don't know the area, I know I was born here in Porthcawl, but had never been to the surrounding towns, we didn't have a car when I was a child. I'd never been to Kenfig Hill before and won't go there again!
The new head of NHS England Sir Jim Mackey has said, the key parts of the NHS appear built to keep the public away because its an inconvenience. Phones are never answered or are only answering machines, (I can vouch for that as I have only ever spoken to a machine at the hospital) And to see a GP there is the 8 o'clock scramble... and that's certainly true.
I also have no evidence of my knee, or shoulder operations because I had them in another country... England!!!
Chrisxx
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