Lazy bones.

[cdave]

I can't get a GP appointment unless it's an emergency (in which case I would go to hospital, surely?) without being registered.

I can't register without filling in some forms, and attending in person. The registration won't be complete until I've had a separate check up. They will let me make an appointment with a GP as soon as I've handed in the forms.

My nearest GP surgery opens almost exactly the latest time I leave the house, and closes at the time I usually get home. They're not open on Saturday. I can't take any time off work to do this this month.

If I slope off work early, I may just have time to grab my passport and a utility bill and register tonight. Then hope they have a late appointment later, and slope off work early again.

If it wasn't for comments I'm not sure I could be bothered.

Comments

[agaj-d.livejournal.com]

Poor you,
you cannot count on doctors much in this country, they will give you paracetamol anyway.

I recommend stuffing yourself with 6-8 vitamin C tablets a day, eat as much garlic as you can take (or at least 2-3 cloves a day-vampires do not sleep), and strat using quality honey instead of sugar-add it to coffee, tea and warm milk, and for future of your immune system:
Wellness Formula from Source Naturals is quite good (it has all things from around the world for cold and flu in it), you can get in chemist.

Fingers crossed, and take care-try to sleep a lot :)

[fjm.livejournal.com]

Your local hospital will have a walk in clinic. Go there.

Then go get registered.

I did the same as you, didn't get round to reregistering when I moved house. Ended up at emergency walk in clinic with crisis asthma. Own damn fault.

[andrewducker]

It's a shame you can't register where you work.

[hawkida.livejournal.com]

When you say you can't take any time off, what do you mean? Holiday/flexitime? Because I'm pretty sure they're obliged to give you time off for health issues and needing to see a doctor is that, isn't it?

[pinkhebe.livejournal.com]

It's always complicated registering new GPs: I was profoundly grateful that when I moved about a mile within London, my GP let me stay put! Mind you, I'm asthmatic, so I see him quite a bit.

Personally, I think a chiropractor is the way to go for your shoulders, but I've not found one I liked since my first one moved to Yeovil. Let alone one in a convenient location!

[sarahdotcom.livejournal.com]

Ring around your other local doctors, there are a lot of surgeries with a couple of late nights and/or Saturday opening now.

[arborophile.livejournal.com]

You really need to get time off to register and get to see someone, it looks like one of those things that doesnt seem that bad now but could get really complicated if its left. though may be something straightforward, but best to be on safe side! :)

[owlfish]

I hope you got the appointment you needed via walk-in.

I finally got around to registering post-move this month. It took most of a month, between initial paperwork and scheduling the followup appointment. Still, better than the two years I waited before registering in the first place. Still need to convince C. to get around to it too.