Pet hates

Re: Pet hates

Vikki Halliday LLB — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:47:15 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

Vikki - i hope the Tramadol wasn't self prescribed! That's a slippery slope.........

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Of course not! The GP came out and gave me a mmmmmnice injection!

Re: Pet hates

Busybee — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:11:34 GMT

3) clients that phone at 6am for their old dog that is off it's back legs and vomiting but then refuse to come in immediately and just want to book an appointment for 'later on that morning'. This being after a weekend on call when I've barely stopped and want to sleeeeep!

ps. I'm not normally a moaning minnie, just very sleep deprived!

Re: Pet hates

Stephen Courtney — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:53:10 GMT

Woe betide the receptionist who agrees a visit with the client without checking with me. All my toys will get thrown! I do them when I can. They are hardly ever emergencies, in which case they need to come to the surgery.

We charge a fair bit more for visits booked with no notice, they are cheaper fr the client if they give a day's notice.

Re: Pet hates

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:31:50 GMT

[quote user="Busybee"]

) Getting lumbered with the visit booked in just before lunch when you're due to start consults just after lunch....hence no lunch! And everyone else disappears!

2) Getting stuck behind the slowest drivers in the country when en-route to said visit (or any visit, especially emergencies) and wishing we had the luxury of flashing blue lights!

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Don't make any effort to overtake those drivers - in fact drive very very carefully. When you get to your patient make sure you are very very careful over your examination and treatment. Drive very very carefully back again.

Someone will get the message.

Re: Pet hates

Michael Woodhouse — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:35:04 GMT

Vikki - i hope the Tramadol wasn't self prescribed! That's a slippery slope.........

Re: Pet hates

Vikki Halliday LLB — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:19:58 GMT

Having your body conveniently decide that during your only two days off in 14, it will take the chance to confine you to bed with gastroenteritis so severe, a Tramadol injection is required to stop the pain.

Oh well, back to work tomorrow, feel fine now!