Comment on Discussion Thread Thursday 24 đž April 2025
tone212_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I called the medical clinic to see if they were running on time before I made my way there. As I hate waiting around, like most people. Was told to turn up at appointment time as doctor was running in time. Only one person ahead of me apparently. 30 mins after appointment, have still not been seen. Why do I bother.
doctorâs appointments are not organised in a way we would do ourselves
they kinda do blocks and a few people get assigned into that block of time, and then itâs a first come first seen basis
so if your appointment is for 10.30 that means you are in that block, not that you will be seen at 10.30
In my experience, clinics are never honest on the phone. But when you show up, all of a sudden itâs a different story.
One of the many reasons I ditched my old doctor was that hey was always late even when I booked the first appointment of the day. Heâd wander in late, say the same excuse about traffic every time and proceed to be a shit gp in general.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Heaps of reasons.
It turns into a cascade. They might have a patient(s) before you where the consult is more complex and needs more time. Which leads to more paperwork before the next. Your problem might be more complex and so on. Then some might overbook due to no shows (pretty common in rona times), also sometimes greed from the doctor. Sometimes poor management from the secretary.
If the cascade starts early in the day, the poor souls at the end of the day (including doc and staff)âŚ