brain_opera

Oh do shut up DMC, you're making yourself look even worse. I've moved twice now. Nunhead surgery were easy to get appointments with, and to get prescriptions from. Streatham High is great, and a huge surgery too. Appointments are easy to get, doctors ring you back and they do prescriptions within 24 hours. Your problems are caused by your greed and shit management. Countless other surrgeries even a few miles Way manage.

DMC are making excuses here and on NHS choices blaming cancellations and maternity leave for lack of appointments. Which is a crock, this has been going on for years. Other surgeries have cancellations and doctors on leave and they cope. How dare you blame your patients for how awful you are?! It's not just appointments. You're terrible at *everything*. Sending out letters as above. Prescriptions. You NEVER, not once, did a timely prescription for me. I had to go down in person after chasing them for days to get them. Twice you left me completely without, once I had to pay for 4 days worth of my life sustaining medication and another time had to get Seldoc. Something so simple and you can't even do that. You are a disgrace and should be closed down. Your evasive blaming responses are completely disrespectful to the people whose lives you are endangering.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > brain_opera Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Otta Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Get yourself down to Dulwich Hamlet, there > are > > a > > > load of the annoying twats doing their best > to > > > ruin the matches. > > > > > > > > You're wrong. I know who you're talking about. > > For a start, none of those people are rich, or > > even well off. None of them are posh. They're > not > > slumming it which is pretty much what hipster > is, > > appropriation. If you don't like singing, don't > go > > to a football match. > > > I love singing at a footy match, I just dont like > some of the singers in this case. > > And does one have to be rich to be a hipster? > > And how do you know whether any of them are rich / > well off, or slumming it? Because I know most of them. Am married to one of them who has been dressing and acting the way he is since he was growing up in Streatham and regularly getting beaten up for it as a teenager. Either or, who gives a shit. Not your look out. Mean spirited dismissive bullshit like this really pisses me off, especially as its about Hamlet fans who actually get off their arse and go to away matches and are singing out of passion for the team. If you pulled your head out of yours, maybe go and say hello as you might like them.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Get yourself down to Dulwich Hamlet, there are a > load of the annoying twats doing their best to > ruin the matches. You're wrong. I know who you're talking about. For a start, none of those people are rich, or even well off. None of them are posh. They're not slumming it which is pretty much what hipster is, appropriation. If you don't like singing, don't go to a football match.

I miss living on DKH estate. But when someone was viewing our old flat, they said they could hear our (incredibly loud, the reason we moved out) neighbours across the train tracks. The soundproofing in DKH is awful.

How does it say more about him? This "incident" was a dude getting the wrong address. Then inflated because he's black. Unacceptable racist comments are allowed to stand in this thread.

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Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dan G Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It's bloody awful - possibly the worst GP I > have > > ever encountered. I can only repeat what others > > have said: impossible to get through to a > doctor, > > appalling staff. A disgrace really. > > xxxxxx > > Not everybody has had these problems. > > For example, see the post immediately above yours. This is not helpful, Sue. I'm glad you had a good experience but the OVERWHELMING majority of people do not. Including me- I left the surgery after repeated f-ups and prescription problems that put my health at serious risk and ended with me actually having to pay full whack (?45 for 3 pills) for my own medication in an emergency over a weekend they had messed my medication up. It's not helpful to dismiss many peoples' negative experiences that they might want to vent about just because a minority have positive experiences. The surgery is an absolute disgrace that needs to urgent change or be shut down.

My husband is the one waving the voodoo stick.

If you just watched Peep Show you'd be wise to this...

Because there are a lot of hairdressers there, and the hair is from old weaves.

I can absolutely believe this would happen at DMC, and one of the reasons being you never see the same GP twice, and just from notes, you don't get the full picture.

KikiMac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > monniemae Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I used to recommend the Gardens though had a > > couple of bad experiences. I highly recommend > > Nunhead Grove Surgery particularly Dr Ackland. > > > Totally agree, Dr Ackland (apparently she is > actually the daughter of Joss Ackland!) is just > lovely. Dr Iu also great, though a man. But the > whole surgery, esp the receptionists, is second to > none. Appointments usually the same day, no > questions, they are efficient, cheerful and > helpful. Pretty unusual! Another recommendation for Dr. Ackland. She's fantastic.

Gentrification. And now it's coming to Nunhead, because we have a deli or something.

They're awesome but I miss Frog on the Green, which it used to be.

Another vote for Nunhead Surgery if you're in the catchment area. Simply the best I've ever had. Dr Ackland is amazing. Often a wait but when you see the GP you understand why, they're so thorough. And I've always found the receptionists to be lovely and very helpful.

I can't wait! I'll be waving my husband's big blue and red voodoo stick! (ooh-er)

I ate the Blackbird bakery out of bread the day before my wedding last year. I thus blame it for my wedding photos.

ED is full of utter snobs. I'm not aiming it at you, or even this forum, but it's so depressing. All this talk of localism, local shops, mother and baby groups, grossly inflated rent prices, but no responsibility or care for people who aren't middle class, organic chicken buyers, who are part of your community, too. Some of the crap I've seen on this forum about Peckham makes me wonder if some people in ED would rather people move out for the benefit of the middle classes.

sedm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > People may call me a nimby, but I am very > concerned about the proposal > I live opposite where the pharmacy would be > I'm a young woman and because I work shifts I'm > often walking along the road at night around 10pm > in the dark - a needle exchange (which is part of > the proposals) worries me > I understand people need these facilities, but of > it was offered at a pharmacy on a main road which > is well lit, that strikes me as being very > different from a quiet residential street, when of > you are walking home in the evening nobody else is > around. Yeah, damn those responsible drug addicts keeping themselves safe! I understand being afraid, as a woman in general in the dark (I'm a woman, we do and will always have the of someone harrassing us) but this should actually reduce that risk, not increase it. You are covered on all sides, there are loads of houses at ground level, not empty midnight shops, and people using a needle exchange are likely to be very responsible. That aside, tons of people would benefit from an open night pharmacy who aren't those, "dangerous" people you're worrying about.

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've suffered from bipolar disorder since my early > teens and it is a massive disability. I learned > ways to normalise my moods using things like > exercise, but it was always a struggle and I have > had a number of spectacular crashes. > > I also found being on the contraceptive implant > and injection helped the massive monthly swings > that added to the general ups and downs. I've had > some behavioural help which gave me further coping > techniques and with grim determination I was able > to acheive quite a lot in the past 10 years, > without any major meltdowns. > > I had a huge breakthrough, though last year, when > I thought I was about to lose the plot and felt > like I'd just had enough of the constant stuggle > with this debilitating illness. I'd previously > been prescribed an anti-epileptic, Lamotrogine, > but didn't want to feel weak by having to take > medication to cope. I felt so bad though that it > seemed the lesser of two evils and I decided to > try the Lamotrogone. > > Within two days of starting the medication, the > constant noise of chaotic thoughts in my head just > switched off. It was incredible and I have stuck > with the programme, progressing from 50mg to the > optimum dosage of 200mg. For the first time in my > adult life I feel stable. I have discovered what > it feels like to be a normal person and realise > just how much of a disability bipolar disorder is. > > > After struggling for so long and pushing myself so > hard for so long, to get where other people get to > easily, I feel like I could achieve anything now > that I no longer have to struggle contantly to > keep control of myself. > > I did some research and asked a lot of questions > about why Lamotrogine, an anti-epileptic, works > for bipolar disorder and it appears that bipolar > disorder is linked to epilepsy, in that it seems > to be caused by misfiring electrical pathways in > the brain. > > There seem to be no side effects so far, other > than getting leggless way too quickly on very > little alcohol, so I tend not to drink very much > nowadays. That is a small price to pay for the > kind of stability I never dreamed I'd have. > > Everyone who knows me, knows that I talk openly > about my struggles because I think it is important > for people to be educated about these issues. I > hope when people get to the point where illnesses > such as bipolar can be openly discussed without > stigma, people like PaulK will be too ashamed of > themselves to come out with the kind of comment he > posted above. > > I hope this has been helpful and she gets the help > she needs. I have a daughter who is also bipolar > and it is difficult watching her go through it. > > Well done for airing it on here xx Lamictal is frigging awesome. I also have bipolar disorder and that, along with Quetiapine, has helped me a lot. But I am leaving my nursing degree because of it. I thought I could handle it but crashed severely and had to be signed off sick and it's largely due to shift work. I need to accept that I simply cannot cope with the disruption it brings to my sleep and my life. So, not sure what to do now!

I'm actually moving partly because of the lack of good surgeries in the area. I can't register with the Gardens or Forest Hill so I'm moving to Nunhead to use Nunhead Green. Steer clear of the DMC on Crystal Palace Road, the absolute worst I've ever been registered with.

DeptfordDiva Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I had a look round Northcross Rd today, didnt see > any kittens but i did see a smallish young adult > black cat - very friendly. I spoke to a lady who > lives on the road - Nutbrook?? - and she says > there are 2 that have been there for a while and > she occasionally feeds. I'll put some notices up > about those 2, but i dont think they could be > confused with 8-10 week kittens so i will keep > looking. Hopefully i will be able to go in the > evening and they may be around then as it was very > busy today. If you see a white one with black and ginger splodges, that's Tom! He lives in the newsagents and is a cheeky wee sod! He ran after me when he was a kitten and sat on my lap, swiping at kids as they went past!

TopTree Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > edcam 'out of order'. Have you ever done a > voluntary homeless soup run at 3am? In fact have > you ever done any voluntary homeless work - > outreach/street count/Christmas Day homeless > centre work? *slow handclap*

If you're talking about DMC and/or Melbourne Grove, both of those are privately managed.