I get continuity of care for my ongoing issues, and my doctor is jobsharing. I get continuity of care for my parental concerns, and my health visitor is part-time. I got fantastic continuity of care from my midwife, last pregnancy,and she was part-time too. It does mean sometimes waiting for an appointment with the person you want to see, but for ongoing issues, that's perfectly normal; only a certain proportion of the appointment slots are bookable ahead of time anyway. I sometimes book my next appointment during the one I'm having.
In general, the part-time GPs seem less inclined to rush me out the door than the full-time ones, but this could be just because the female GPs are less inclined to rush me out the door than the male ones; there are no part-time male GPs at my surgery. I've learned to book an appointment for myself and a child at the same time if I want to see one of the male GPs; that way we can spill over into each others' time and get at least one of us properly dealt with.
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Date: 2008-04-04 05:04 pm (UTC)In general, the part-time GPs seem less inclined to rush me out the door than the full-time ones, but this could be just because the female GPs are less inclined to rush me out the door than the male ones; there are no part-time male GPs at my surgery. I've learned to book an appointment for myself and a child at the same time if I want to see one of the male GPs; that way we can spill over into each others' time and get at least one of us properly dealt with.