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"Dismissive "

About: Swanlow Medical Centre

I understand reception staff being dismissive due to selecting who needs the appointments and prioritising. However, I was not expecting my GP to be so dismissive. I had taken photos, timelines about my issues. Trying to explain to him what had happen and he was dismissive. I had previously discussed some concerns with friends, leading me to decide whether it needed to be checked with a GP. I had told the GP of this to which their response was "They're not Doctors". I understood this, i explained it's why I wanted to speak to a Doctor to have this confirmed, my illness was putting alot of stress on my worklife, he then proceeded to ask me " Was it necessary for me to come in?". This pressure caused me to cry, he was unable to read my pulse and told me to calm down, and that he had other patients to see. The whole experience was distressing. Later (after being sent to A and E) it resulted in them confirming my allergy that I was suspicious of and they really listened.

I respect that they're busy and my friends are not doctors, but my body felt different and something was actually wrong (confirmed later). I felt so stupid for going and cried so much after, I do struggle with bad anxiety and just wanted to be listened to.

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