[nindalf]

Doctor only 30 miles away? Luxury!

It’s unrealistic for me to get treatment from a GP in my area so I simply travel thousands of miles away to another country once a year for treatment.

Thousands more homes being built as well, so this isn’t changing any time soon.

[quickthrower2]

Travelling to another country for treatment sounds like the luxury to be honest. The unluxury would be no health care, or travelling 100 miles within the UK by train/bus.

[nindalf]

Having to wait 6 months for treatment isn’t luxury, what are you talking about. That’s effectively no health care.

[quickthrower2]

I am contesting the "having" part of that sentence. The UK has problems, but it is not a country in dire straits.

To be clear: We are talking about GP right? To say get your blood pressure checked, or some mild antibiotics, or a rash cream, or referral to specialist? Not a specific treatment or surgery.

[adhesive_wombat]

GPs gatekeep a most referrals, it's often virtually impossible to get any substantial treatment or surgery unless referred by a GP. Furthermore, for NHS treatments, it has to be a referral from an NHS GP, so you can't simply pay for a private GP to check something out.

Or, you can just wait for it to become bad enough that you go directly from A&E to inpatient care.

[yamazakiwi]

Having to wait 6 months is not as bad as having no other option. Although, I do empathize for your inability to go somewhere local and need of another option.