GP's and technology

It is 2010: I suppose it is one of the slight drawbacks of a 'socialised' system (easily outweighed by the other benefits) that our medical profession is often a bit slow in customer service. Although it is not so much that as the profit motive is quite low compared to the US (thank heaven).

Your garage will always send a reminder that your Warrant of Fitness is due but doctors cannot send a reminder each year that you should book in for a check up. Opticians and Dentists can do it as well. But of course for the garage and for others their is money to be made. The problem is that GP's are so overworked and the dollars are small in real terms.

Sarah tried to book the boys into the GP but couldn't do it that day but had to phone back the next morning between 8 and 9 and of course it was overloaded with others. Eventually she got through and got and appointment etc.

But as she said, why don't they just have an online booking system. Seems simple enough but.......

I see that the highest paid CEO in the US last year was in the Health Insurance industry $101 million!!! Makes you sick!!!

AGM: SeniorNet AGM today. Can almost do it off by heart now. Pity I can't find somebody to do the Chairman's job.