And pharmacy's handing out the drugs when the prescription has no signature
And some prescription signatures are nothing more than a one or two centimetre straight line
Are the GP receptionists so clever that they don't actually need the docs to keep the patients prescriptions flowing?
Or does this make a mockery of the whole prescription system?
Does anyone audit the prescriptions returned to the nhs for payment from the pharmacies to verify the signatures even exist?
Are docs too busy to be bothered with which patients get which drugs when?
Is self-prescribing and self-referral really so much worse than this?
Are the untrained receptionists way out of their depth?
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'And pharmacy's handing out the drugs when the prescription has no signature'
This should not happen- A pharmacy can issue the script if they phone to check the GP did in fact write it.
'And some prescription signatures are nothing more than a one or two centimetre straight line'
Yes signatures are unique- you can't change that.
'Are the GP receptionists so clever that they don't actually need the docs to keep the patients prescriptions flowing?'
I'm not sure what you mean? but when I worked in a GP the repeat requests went through the receptionists or drop box and the GP would have to look up each patient's records and issue a new script.
'Or does this make a mockery of the whole prescription system?'
No
'Does anyone audit the prescriptions returned to the nhs for payment from the pharmacies to verify the signatures even exist?'
Not sure about England and Whales but in Scotland all scripts go through a central processing body who randomly check a % of scripts each month.
'Are docs too busy to be bothered with which patients get which drugs when?'
This doesn't make sense- but as I said above each request for a script was issued by a GP after reviewing their notes.
'Is self-prescribing and self-referral really so much worse than this?'
Yes do you know all the interactions between different drugs? Do you want to turn up at the GI clinic with adbo pain only to be told sorry can't help you it's your kidneys you'll need to go to the renal docs?
'Are the untrained receptionists way out of their depth? '
Yes- At my parent's practice the receptionist will only give you an appointment if you first tell her what the problem is- which I find offensive and totally inappropriate, however they can't chance GP as there is only one practice in the town. My practice in Dundee however is excellent and I can be seen that day if I wish with no interrogation from the receptionists.
yea well i see a lot of prescriptions
lots get dispensed with no signature
lots get issued when there isnt even a doc in the surgery
straight line inst the genuine doc signature
and receptionists in this country are way out of control
id love to see some fly on the wall documentary prove what we can all deduce is going on
I have repeat prescriptions all the time and i don't care if there is a signature or not. If there isn't, then I'll scribble something that could pass as a signature, just so I can get my medication. I don't care what the NHS does, as long as I get my bloody medication on time, I'll be a happy bunny.
Please don't try to find fault in everyone, it's bloody annoying. While there are surgery receptionists who are rude and incompetent, there are also those who are very very helpful and try their best to work something out for you. You can't win all the time, that's the fact of live so just some complaning and get on with life.
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