When I tried to get an appointment I was told there was nothing at my nearest surgery and the only one available was a bus ride away. I took it. The receptionist then said that there were only 2 asthma/copd nurses now and both of those are part time! Doesn't that just show how much they rate asthma/copd? Not a lot. I might write a letter of complaint. Has anyone else had the same thing?
Bev x
Hi hyper, yes, they moved mine from the surgery 7 miles away, i get there via nhs transport,
Mine only about 15 mins walk away but up a hill. Don't do hills so get bus...
Bev x
Our surgery had a full time chest specialist until a couple of years ago. She saw all the lung patients and was very good, knew her stuff. Now the in-house pharmacist does the spirometry tests and medication check-ups. Having said that, she's pretty good with it too.
My GP surgery is a 7 miles bus journey away; and the nearest hospital is 25 miles away. The surgery itself is a good walk down hill. I can do that; it's the walk back up the hill that defeats me! There is a Respiratory Nurse in situ, and she's been a tremendous help - now that I know the questions to ask.
Once the hospital discharged me to the care of my G.P., I have received no offers of check-ups at all, just the yearly M.O.T. and Flu jab.
Nobody is interested in COPD or the MRSA that I 'picked up at the hospital !
I only see the resp nurse at our local surgery twice a year. Never see a consultant as some bloggers seem to.I have been on 3 LT oxygen for over 2 years and have never been told to do any different. Any chest infections I see my GP. The nurse is good, but just takes my sats and spirometry test which havn't changed much since last year. I sometimes think I should be seeing a resp consultant occasionally.
Lib x
We are so very lucky here, we have an excellent full-time respiratory nurse and a GP who specializes in pulmonary problems and both of them delightful and helpful people.
Unfortunately I think its the way things are going now. They are trying to kill us all off.
Bev xx
Consultant appointment
Side affects v 
Holidays with copd and Asthma
Copd diagnosis 5 years ago now diagnosed with asthma as well 
I went to the doctors 3 weeks ago with a continuous mucus cough
, shortage of breath and general tiredness. He said it was COPD
