[podgietaru]

This is probably fair - My experience comes both from the UK (where it was admittedly worse, but not that much) and the Netherlands - where it was fantastic.

Even in the worst experiences, I had a followup appointment in 2, 4 and 6 weeks to check the medication.

[cameronh90]

My experience is in the UK, but it doesn't surprise me that you got more attention in the Netherlands. From the experiences of my family, if you want anything more than a paracetamol, you practically need sign off from the Minister of Health!

Joking aside, they do seem to escalate more to specialists whereas we do more at the GP level.