Switching between PCTs is a pain in the arse like that
I'm sure no pdoc above Banbury actually knows of any treatment for bipolar disorder other than "t'lithium" and "t'Zyprexa".

My personal pet hate in that area: being told "well, don't you know a lot about this?" when I explain what I take and why, including the history. I then have to give them the bombshell that *my* *last* *GP* told me.

Find one person in your uni docs. Only book appointments with that one doctor. Best to find one that isn't part time, so it's easier to get the appointment. Make them remember you, and if you're a lovely soul, they'll also like you.

Doctor's records take up to 3 months to transfer between surgeries as they'll all still done on paper, as you most likely already know, so keep prescription boxes to prove what you've been on - again, I'm sure you already do this. You're entitled to all your referral letters to specialists and copies of the letters the specialists send back to your GP too.

Hopefully, if you find the right GP, almost all of this is unnecessary - most of them know how much the PCT screws them about and know a few tricks to get round them.
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 14:40, Reply)