General Practitioner experiences

Gongoozler

Smidge wrote: »

Hoe did I know it would be you to quote me?
If you had read my post carefully, it's not me but a friend of mine.
Why would I report the GP? :rolleyes:

Why wouldn't you? You care enough to post here about the injustice of it. Or at least let your friends family know the option is there for them.

Smidge

Gongoozler wrote: »

Why wouldn't you? You care enough to post here about the injustice of it. Or at least let your friends family know the option is there for them.

Are you for real? :rolleyes:
They are perfectly well aware of the options available to them and I would imagine they are going to pursue it fully.
I post here the same was as everyone else, including yourself

pookie82

Gongoozler wrote: »

They don't take cards? Sounds dodgy.

No... "dodgy" how?

I don't really care what records they keep of their own payment systems as long as they're good GPs who do what I need them to! They're all above board in every other respect, I've dealt with various hospitals through them and it's been fine.

Gongoozler

Smidge wrote: »

Are you for real? :rolleyes:

Careful now, your eyes will get stuck like that. What do you mean am I for real? What's so crazy about what I said?

6541

I was in a accident and clearly had a broken nose, it was disjointed over to one side. I went to GP as opposed to A&E, he proceeds to hold a straight piece of cardboard to my nose and tries to convince me that my nose was not broken and it was just natural alignment. 50 Euro's please. FOOK YOU, forgot my wallet, will pay next time

Gongoozler

Gongoozler wrote: »

Careful now, your eyes will get stuck like that. What do you mean am I for real? What's so crazy about what I said?

To be fair, nobody over 18 needs to be told the option to report the GP is there, it's very common knowledge. If they've had a long standing illness then they'd be even more aware than most of their options. I don't think you get to report on behalf of 3rd parties anyway. A complaint has to come from an involved party.

Gongoozler

Candie wrote: »

To be fair, nobody over 18 needs to be told the option to report the GP is there, it's very common knowledge. If they've had a long standing illness then they'd be even more aware than most of their options. I don't think you get to report on behalf of 3rd parties anyway. A complaint has to come from an involved party.

No an awful lot of people don't know about the regulators in the country.
Anybody can make a complaint, it doesn't have to even be someone involved. It's on the medical council website.

Gongoozler

Gongoozler wrote: »

No an awful lot of people don't know about the regulators in the country.
Anybody can make a complaint, it doesn't have to even be someone involved. It's on the medical council website.

So I can make a complaint about how my mothers cousins aunts neighbour was treated?

Maybe people don't know who the regulators are, but most people know the magic of Google.

Gongoozler

Candie wrote: »

So I can make a complaint about how my mothers cousins aunts neighbour was treated?

Maybe people don't know who the regulators are, but most people know the magic of Google.

Yep you can.

Most people really don't know what you can Google. People in work beside me asking ridiculous things all the time that Google would answer, and yet they don't Google it.

allibastor

Has a shoulder injury once after having my appendix out. I was apparently dropped from my bed during the moving of me after surgery, but the hospital "forgot" to mention this to me.

A few months later my shoulder was fecked, I literally could not lift my left hand above my head as the shoulder would just not go. I went to my GP several times, she kept saying it was fine and would return to normal soon.
I am a big enough guy, somewhat decent muscles. In the 4 weeks I could not lift my arm my shoulder and back muscle on my left side went from big to nothing.

I went to a new doc, was told right away that the brachial plexus in my shoulder was broken and fused, trapping a blood flow beneath this. I was sent to a sports physio and 900 euro later it is still not right.

it is impossible to prove by the way, so no chance of any money back. I changed doctors immediately after this, and do so every 2 years as I find the doctor gets complacent if they think they know you too well.

Smidge

Gongoozler wrote: »

Yep you can.

Most people really don't know what you can Google. People in work beside me asking ridiculous things all the time that Google would answer, and yet they don't Google it.

Never has there been a more apt time to say "LMGTFY"

Smidge

Gongoozler wrote: »

Careful now, your eyes will get stuck like that. What do you mean am I for real? What's so crazy about what I said?

What's "crazy" as you put it is the fact that you think that I should over step my mark as a friend to report someone elses doctor. As I said the family will consider all options and do what is best for their family member and my friend. I, like any normal person understand that it has totally NOTHING to do with me. I am nothing in the equation except a friend who will be there when needed, and believe me there will be need.

Gongoozler

Smidge wrote: »

What's "crazy" as you put it is the fact that you think that I should over step my mark as a friend to report someone elses doctor. As I said the family will consider all options and do what is best for their family member and my friend. I, like any normal person understand that it has totally NOTHING to do with me. I am nothing in the equation except a friend who will be there when needed, and believe me there will be need.

Fair enough, it was just a suggestion.

Gongoozler

Smidge wrote: »

Never has there been a more apt time to say "LMGTFY"

Believe me, it takes great patience to deal with them. Often I'll just Google it myself right there and then answer. Still don't get it though.

IvyTheTerrible

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Here it's 23 euro to see the doctor, and 18 euro is reimbursed by the social security system.

Yeah, my Dad still organises a Carte Vitale for my brother and I every year. Even though we don't really spend that much time in France anymore. I find the doctors over there to be a lot more thorough. Although the GPs tend to prescribe about 8 different medications at once, for something like bronchitis

Almost every Irish doctor I've been to has been grand! I've only had a bad experience with a GP in Ireland once. Some old conservative fella prescribing me the morning after pill when I was about 19. Got a big speech off him, he said if I take it once more I'll never be able to have children :rolleyes: And we used protection anyway, but it failed.

IvyTheTerrible

Lia_lia wrote: »

Yeah, my Dad still organises a Carte Vitale for my brother and I every year. Even though we don't really spend that much time in France anymore. I find the doctors over there to be a lot more thorough. Although the GPs tend to prescribe about 8 different medications at once, for something like bronchitis

Almost every Irish doctor I've been to has been grand! I've only had a bad experience with a GP in Ireland once. Some old conservative fella prescribing me the morning after pill when I was about 19. Got a big speech off him, he said if I take it once more I'll never be able to have children :rolleyes: And we used protection anyway, but it failed.

I did think you were allowed to do that if you weren't resident!
My OH kept his carte vitale while he lived over here, because he has to see a couple of specialists that are much more expensive in Ireland, he'd go to them when he went back on holidays.

sullivlo

Gongoozler wrote: »

Believe me, it takes great patience to deal with them. Often I'll just Google it myself right there and then answer. Still don't get it though.

That sort of stuff bugs me.

I hurt my knee a few weeks ago and had a bit of numbness, swelling, tingling and other unpleasant symptoms. I went to my GP for something else and mentioned my knee. She didn't like the look of it so sent me for an xray, but typed how I described it into PubMed to look at previous reported cases of my symptoms. I would be happier that a doctor tried to find out what is wrong by researching it, rather than sending you away.

My GP qualified 20 years ago so I guess while a lot of things stay the same, some things change. For example, my GI has me on new medication that is only recently available in Ireland, so my GP looked at me blankly when I told her about it, but sure enough, the next time I went back she had researched what it was an we had a discussion on how it works. Medicine is forever changing - I'd be happier that my GP is trying to keep up!

IvyTheTerrible

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

I did think you were allowed to do that if you weren't resident!
My OH kept his carte vitale while he lived over here, because he has to see a couple of specialists that are much more expensive in Ireland, he'd go to them when he went back on holidays.

Ah yeah, I used to live to over there, but haven't for years! He seems to still get away with it for some reason. Probably something to do with tax fraud :rolleyes:

Very handy for my brother as he has no health insurance over here and has a lot of asthma issues!

bernard0368

I have not crossed my GP, s door for 20 years after been told as a long time hayfever sufferer.
"It is not hayfever that is the problem, you are suffering from a pollen allergy."

otpmb

UCDVet wrote: »

I have private insurance (VHI) but it doesn't seem to cover any of my expenses.

I think Laya healthcare offer cash back on gp visits and dentist visits. You should probably compare other private healthcare companies and their different healthcare plans in Ireland, VHI can be quite uncompetitive.

Edit: I am not affiliated with Laya healthcare or any other private health company in Ireland.

I have VHI and get €25 back on gp visits..

Gael23

The level of cover for things like GP visits varies massively depending on your policy. My own VHI policy which I have at the moment pays €40 for up to 16 visits per year on GP visits but with the one I had last year you had a €250 excess on day to day medical expenses.

fonecrusher1

Merkin wrote: »

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Maybe you should go back to your GP fonecrusher1 and ask them to have a look at the gargantuan chip on your shoulder

Ah thats pure thanks whoring now. Well you got a few treats thrown to you there.

sleepyheadh

allibastor wrote: »

I went to a new doc, was told right away that the brachial plexus in my shoulder was broken and fused, trapping a blood flow beneath this. I was sent to a sports physio and 900 euro later it is still not right.

So you 'broke' your brachial plexus it 'fused' and trapped a 'blood flow' beneath. Really!? And your sports physio is trying to do something for you?

great_name

Geuze wrote: »

Can anybody explain how French GPs can make a living charging 23, while the fee in Ireland is typically 50?

I accept that GPs make less on med card patients, as they receive a fixed annual fee of about 150.??

I also accept that repeat consultations are often less than 50.

But still, the gap between 23 and 50 is huge.

And bear in mind that France is not a cheap country otherwise.

GP,s in ireland earn a lot more than in most countrys with the exception of the usa , they are in full spin more theese days but the reality is , they didnt drop their fees a penny during the recession and talk of the cost of running a business as if no other ( unsheltered ) business didnt have any costs