NHS wait times update from today. Curious how it compares to what others are experiencing right now.
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UK access check-in today - NHS vs private
What did your GP actually say the wait was, a number or just "a while"? Mine was vague enough that I never got a real timeline out of them.
idk, what did your GP surgery actually quote you today? Mine only gave a vague "months not weeks" line, which is why I ended up going private too.
What did your GP actually quote you today, weeks or months? Mine just said "the list is long" with no number at all.
I went private after my GP said the tier 3 referral would take about a year. Are you staying on the NHS list while you wait, or did you jump straight to private?
How did you actually get a straight answer on your ICB's wait? My GP surgery just says "we'll refer you and see" and nobody will put a number on it.
Did your ICB actually confirm the two years in writing, or was that just what the receptionist reckoned? Mine gave me a different answer each time I rang.
idk, worth asking your surgery whether they've actually updated their numbers since spring. Mine had quietly moved from two years to eighteen months and nobody had told me.
Did the surgery give you a range or just a flat number? Mine only committed to "at least a year" over the phone, which made the private quotes look less scary by comparison.
Did the surgery want a referral from you in writing or did they just put it through over the phone? Mine dragged until i sent an email asking them to log it
tbh what did your GP actually say when you asked, mine just pointed me at the website and left it at that
My GP was happy to refer but warned me the ICB list was long, so I went private instead. That was before any of the weight came off though.
Been waiting since January and my ICB still can't tell me where I sit in the tiering. Did yours give you an actual number or just the two-year ballpark?
Did your GP actually say where you sit in the tiering, or was it just the two year figure? Mine was vague on that bit and I never found out
What did your GP actually say about the tiering, is it BMI plus a comorbidity or something else? Mine was vague on that and I never got a straight answer
Which ICB are you under? Mine quietly dropped the BMI threshold in spring and nobody told me, I only found out from the practice nurse.
My ICB quoted me eighteen months so I went private in the end.
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