Places
UK and Ireland
NHS, HSE, waiting lists, and the local specifics.
The largest regional circle, and the one where the practical detail changes most between one health board and the next. Specialist weight management services, tier thresholds, private prescriptions, pharmacy stock, and the difference between what national guidance says and what your surgery actually does.
Who this circle is for
- You are in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland
- You are navigating a waiting list
- You want to know what others in your health board have found
Agreements here
- We describe our own experience of services, and never name individual staff
- National guidance and local practice differ — we are careful to say which we mean
The letter that got me on the list
Tansy13 replies
The letter that got me on the list — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare notes. The…
Cost of a private route, honestly
Bell A15 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Cost of a private route, honestly Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that turns out to be…
Discharged from the service and back to my GP
Osric18 replies
A question rather than an update: Discharged from the service and back to my GP Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare notes. I have read the guides here, which…
Welsh prescribing and a very patient pharmacist
Hetty17 replies
A question rather than an update: Welsh prescribing and a very patient pharmacist Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare notes. I have read the guides here,…
The chemist had none for three weeks
Tamsin12 replies
A question rather than an update: The chemist had none for three weeks Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that turns out to be true in one country only. I am…
Nineteen months on a tier three waiting list
Ossie14 replies
Nineteen months on a tier three waiting list — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare…
How my GP practice handles reviews
Salma17 replies
How my GP practice handles reviews Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare notes. My prescriber has been…
Referral criteria and how I met them
Nuala15 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Referral criteria and how I met them Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare notes. My…
What my health board actually offers, in plain terms
Tabby22 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: What my health board actually offers, in plain terms Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to…
What the specialist service was like when I finally got there
Winkle20 replies
A question rather than an update: What the specialist service was like when I finally got there Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that turns out to be true in…
A private prescription alongside NHS care
Moray12 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: A private prescription alongside NHS care Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare notes.…
Scotland, and what the difference has meant for me
Tommie18 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Scotland, and what the difference has meant for me Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that…
HSE and NHS compared, from someone who has used both
Delyth17 replies
HSE and NHS compared, from someone who has used both — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice…
Two systems across the Irish border
Mark22 replies
A question rather than an update: Two systems across the Irish border Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that turns out to be true in one country only. I have…