Oh gosh give me strength - Could only get an appt with student Dr this morning!
Hate the thing they do now - the receptionist asking u ton of questions before making a decision who u can see 🤷🏻♀️ First tried to give me an appt with nurse practitioner again 😑😑😑
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You never know, you might be able to teach your student doctor a thing or two!If you can, tell him/her to look up ThyroidUK to learn more about thyroid problems.
YourTSH is too high for someone on levothyroxine and you would like/need a 25mcg dose increase in levothyroxine
Currently only on 50mcg (starter dose)
Increase to 75mcg
(But not a 75mcg tablet)
Request either 25mcg tablet or (if on Accord brand) an increase in number of 50mcg tablets per month and you will cut in half to get 25mcg dose. Accord don’t make 25mcg tablets
Student medical staff are not the same level of ‘student’ in other professions. They’d not be allowed to see a patient alone if they weren’t at that level of their learning, so I’d not worry about that so much. However they won’t be allowed to make any drastic changes without supervision/support so I’d probably say this appointment will just be monitoring/fact gathering.
So, not so bad? I guess everyone’s got to learn but as this community knows, most of our interactions with GP’s or Endos look like they never learn, so in that way it doesn’t matter if they’re the student or the qualified or the postman! Lol
Nothing wrong with seeing student 's . (usually GP is in with them ,or just next door ) i had two students who get really exited that they' recognised a 'rare' skin condition .. ... they had to go get the GP to confirm diagnosis,, and prescribe ... but honestly they were much more interested in my skin than any GP had ever been .
I don't mind being asked what the problem is. Every request is put to a triage meeting, usually before 9am. Then it's decided if a telephone or face to face appointment would be best, and they decide who is the best one to deal with whatever the problem is. Some doctors have special interests so if I have a lung infection I'd rather be put with the GP who has a special interest in lungs rather than one who has a special interest in skin conditions, etc.
The very best one at our surgery wasn't a doctor, it was the Advanced Nurse Practioner, he was the only one who actually listened properly and had a full discussion with you and allowed you to discuss options. Sadly he has now left.
I had to see a student doctor earlier in the year, she was extremely thorough in her questioning and the supervising GP was brought in when she examined me. Went way beyond the normal 10 minute appointment. Couldn't fault her.
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