Not being a pensioner who needs to bother his doctor very often, I had the unfortunate reason to endeavour to find what was wrong with my hearing aid, was I suffering from blocked ear?
A call to my surgery, they will probably guess who they are, I was held by the receptionist who demanded what was wrong.
I want to see my doctor I say.
What are your symptoms?
I don’t know if the person I am addressing is medically qualified so I trod carefully.
If I need ear wax suction by the nurse they don’t seem interested.
In desperation, if that’s the word, I find that the surgery in Alexandra house is now operating in South Hants hospital under the name of Inhealth.
I used to get treatment with a lovely bunch of staff for free under the wings of NHS, now I have to pay £60 in advance.
It was either that or wait for my surgery to fit me in at the end of November.
I appreciate that it is not life threatening, but now we seem to pay for many things that were once free.
I would point out that some illnesses are the result of old age so once again it’s the pensioner who pays.
I hope I do not have the need to call at the Victor Street surgery for a while.
Alan Blandford
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