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News and Comment December 2022

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19 December - Calling Doctor Death

Erith Urgent Care CentreIt is nine days since a doctor at Erith Urgent Care Centre sent an email to my GP at Bexley Group Practice to tell him that my symptoms demanded an urgent referral to hospital. I have heard nothing since.

I would name him if I could but I have never seen a doctor since the surgery transferred from nearby Belvedere to inconvenient Welling. I would not be surprised if it was Harold Shipman.

Another Bexley resident had a similar experience to me over the weekend. In increasing pain and with the next GP appointment in 2023 he took himself to Erith Urgent Care Centre early on Sunday morning. Just as there was a week earlier, queuing outside was the order of the day.

Children were accepted but adults were turned away. The staff were doing their best but overall he came to the same conclusion as I did. The NHS locally has collapsed completely.

As for my own condition, I have become convinced that although some of the symptoms are indicative of bowel cancer it is just another gluten flare up. Things have noticeably improved over the past week and I have been extremely careful with the diet.

 

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