Comments | mylescorcoran: We can fit you in sometime after the collapse of the social order

mylescorcoran

We can fit you in sometime after the collapse of the social order

May 17, 2011 09:50

Took a half day yesterday to cover for Sam who had an appointment with the Ear, Nose & Throat clinic in the South Infirmary. I dropped her down and was driving back to the house when I got a phone call from Sam. I pulled in and rang her back. The appointment was for May 2012, a year from now. Sigh. Good old public health system. I turned round and ( Read more... )

2011, hospitals, health, sleep

Comments 7

mizkit May 17 2011, 14:22:25 UTC

Ah sure and you forgot to ask *which* May now, didn't you. The Oirish are like that, ye know. :)

alaimacerc May 17 2011, 14:31:23 UTC

D'oh! Mind you, that's more in line with my own experience with "botton tier" waiting list times. (I think I'm still on a neurologist's one for that time I fainted at my front door.)

mylescorcoran May 17 2011, 15:34:06 UTC

Just as well you're not planning to have any more neurological upsets, isn't it?

curiouswombat May 18 2011, 12:03:01 UTC

When D-d had ENT problems about 8 or 9 years ago, our GP referred her to our local ENT department.

We got a letter which basically said 'Our waiting list is so incredibly long that we can't even begin to predict how long it will be before we can fit you in. If you get better, or die, in the meantime can you make sure you, or someone else, lets us know?'

I took it to our GP and said it said the above - he looked at it and agreed that that really was a good summing up of it...

mylescorcoran May 18 2011, 13:35:52 UTC

I should be reassured that it's not just poor aul' Ireland, but really I'm just saddened. Is this particularly an ENT problem? I'd hope that oncology clinics are a little more swift, for example.

curiouswombat May 21 2011, 22:50:23 UTC

It does seem to be an ENT thing, for some reason.

drcpunk May 23 2011, 17:30:59 UTC

Ye ghods and little fishies! Sympathy and hugs to you guys!