How do I Organise an appointment with my GP?

How do I Organise an appointment with my GP?

How do I Organise an appointment with my GP?

Call your GP surgery or use their online services to book evening and weekend appointments. You may be able to get an appointment on the same day. You may be offered an appointment at: your GP surgery.

When can I book my own doctors appointment?

Anyone can book an appointment with a GP if they feel able to do so. They don’t have to be over 16 and all consultations (appointments) are confidential (private). Appointments with the GP are confidential regardless of a person’s age.

What do you say when scheduling a doctor’s appointment?

Making an appointment

  1. Let them know if you’re a new patient.
  2. Tell them the reason for your visit.
  3. Give them the name of your health insurance plan.
  4. Find out if you need to bring anything to the visit, like medical records or current medications.
  5. It’s important to know the name of the provider you’d like to see.

What is a GP routine appointment?

You will offered an appointment with the first available GP, not necessarily the one of your choice. • Routine appointments. These can be booked several weeks in advance and are best suited to follow-up of continuing problems with a doctor of your choice.

Can I go to the GP alone at 16?

If you’re under the age of 16, your parents or carers should register you at a doctor’s surgery, but it doesn’t have to be same one as them or the rest of your family. If you don’t want your parents to know, you can still register by yourself but you might be asked some questions to make sure you’re okay.

How do you say when making an appointment?

Be sure to briefly greet the person who answers and ask for the person you wish to speak with:

  1. – Hello!
  2. – Good morning, this is Michael Smith calling.
  3. – Hello, this is Lynn.
  4. – Good morning.
  5. – Hello, this is Lynn.
  6. – I would like to arrange an appointment to see her.
  7. – I’d like to arrange a meeting with Doctor Johnson.

How long do you get for a GP appointment?

“GP appointments are currently about 12 minutes long on average. “GPs should have the flexibility to decide how long an appointment needs to be and how many patients they can see in one day, using their clinical judgement, on a case-by-case basis, based on the needs of their patients.”