F1-1966's blog post - NHS, sick

Well life is normal, I had to visit a doctor today.
1, I ring the surgery get an answering machine, it tells me to ring another number,
2, I ring the other number & Get questioned like a criminal then told a doc will ring me back.
3, 2 and a half hours later a lady doctor who i have never heard of and who struggled with our language differences called me, don't get me wrong she was very nice, when she told me to come to the hospital to see a GP.
4, I get to the hospital & cant park anywhere LOL.
5, I get to the clinic, sit & wait.Qualified nurses sitting around doing nothing,as they have to be there bt have not been told to check the patients out.
6, I go in to the GP and he is from my surgery lol. he then tells me that he is not able to do his own out of hours service any more and that the powers that be want him to keep the surgery open for an extra 4 hours 5 nights a week. with a qualified nurse & receptionist, this is going to cost big time & this is nation wide. Who is going to pay the TAX PAYER.

What i don't understand is why the NHS higher authority is doing this. We now have fewer GP'S than ever before.
Half the time the GP has no idea of who the patient is.
This is a reform for the better.
Why if it is not broken did the Government try to fix it.

all i can say is i better not get sick again!!!