On average every month but I can usually see the nurse practitioner instead since they can prescribe meds, do most exams etc.
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I go fairly frequently because of chronic illness, have an appointment tomorrow lol, last went two/three weeks ago. :s
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Visited after 2 yrs or something
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- 04-02-2018 12:52
Only go when I absolutely have to, so last was early 2016, before that around 2012. I'd rather just dose up on over the counter pain meds and let it run it's course.
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(Original post by izzyrose23)
This sounds like a really weird question but I’m genuinely interested. I was talking to a friend the other day who said she went every 3-4 weeks, despite not having a long term medical condition and visiting for things like a common cold and it almost made me mad? The last two times I’ve visited I’ve had to wait over a month for an appointment, and yes whilst the NHS is extremely underfunded it isn’t being helped by people like her who book unnecessary appointments all the time. I go maybe once or twice a year? I think that’s normal?
I've been going to my local health centre about once a year in recent years, due to getting recurring bouts of severe tonsillitis which I needed anti-emetic and antibiotic prescriptions for, and even then, I don't need to see a GP as long as the nurse I see has the power to prescribe. Otherwise, I only go for asthma and medication reviews (which are typically once a year anyway), which again, can be with a nurse practitioner rather than a GP.Last edited by PhoenixFortune; 04-02-2018 at 12:56. -
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It annoys me so much when people go frequently for no good reason!! I avoid going to the doctors wherever possible - I’ve only been a handful of times in my life. (Well, not counting two years ago when I had pneumonia and had to go for weekly check ups for 4/5 weeks!) It makes me mad that people take advantage of the NHS as a free service and instantly book appointments at the first sign of the slightest issues.
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Not seen a GP for 8 years. In fact the last time I used the NHS at all was 5 years ago when I broke my leg.
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Not as often as I should, but at least I don't waste tax money.
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Very infrequent. There’s times I don’t go for years, then I can have an injury all the sudden or a bad cold and I’d have to go.
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When I need to go lol. But almost every year for 1-2 times, bcs of hard cold. Because I cant go to school and have to get proof that Im not faking my illnes lol
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- 04-02-2018 23:29
Haven’t been in at least 4 years, maybe more.
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whenever i need to which is like every 5 years
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Very infrequent. There’s times I don’t go for years, then I can have an injury all the sudden or a bad cold and I’d have to go. -
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Probs average out to like 1-2 times per year
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There;s no point going because you have a cold. It's not like they can do anything about it. -
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Just some free paracetamol lol -
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Okay, maybe this is karma - a week after replying to this thread, I’ve had to go to the GP for the first time in 2 years due to complications with the flu I have - turns out my pneumonia might be recurring... lol
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I went once at the end of last year to get a vaccine. Before that... probably 3 years ago to get a vaccine.
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