Thread: Making a formal complaint against a GP

Originally Posted by Lazarus

I've been seeing doctors for the last 50 years. I have seen great ones, ok ones, and downright shit ones.

Going to a private GP does not guarantee better service, better diagnosis, better knowledge. My original GP (seen for 30 or so years), a man I respect, completely mis-diagnosed my illness and it was nearly fatal.

I have seen doctors at medical centres who've been excellent, others need to be exported.

That aside:

There are some fundamental problems with doctors:

1. They practice curative medicine, that is, it's about treating symptoms, usually with drugs.
2. They are woeful at preventative medicine, because it's not focussed on at medical school, and it requires the doctors to take a COMPLETE history.
3. GPs, by definition, are "general" practitioners, and their knowledge across many areas is rudimentary at best.
4. Medical Centres are desigined to process as many patients as possible to maximise returns based on medicare rebates. That should not excuse them from delivering a reasonable service.
5. Most doctors are reluctant to admit that their patients may know as much as they do on certain topics. eg I had to explain to one GP what the treatment was for Haemocromstosis, the illness I have, despite the fact it's the most common genetic blood disorder in Australia.

The medical profession, like any other sector in Australian society, has its best and its worst. The point of this thread, unless I'm mistaken, is to give people access to resources to make a complaint if they feel their doctor has in some way failed them. That, imo, is a good thing.

If nothing is said/done, then nothing changes.

Laz.

nice post ill translate

some docs are shit some are the shizzle,,even the best doc can fuck up ,,now we know where to give em hell

Originally Posted by mrt

nice post ill translate

some docs are shit some are the shizzle,,even the best doc can fuck up ,,now we know where to give em hell

you guys are funny

i went to the drs once...
It sorta ended like this

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHKTE75dgE4

Originally Posted by mrt

nice post ill translate

some docs are shit some are the shizzle,,even the best doc can fuck up ,,now we know where to give em hell

love your work, missed ya

nothing is guaranteed in life, you made that assumption not me. Just trying to be helpful.

Everyone have a teary lol. Stop whinging and go to the gym ffs. ;-)

Originally Posted by adz82

I went to a doctor who didn't know what creatine was. He then asked if I was on steroids and suggested I drop the creatine and just do it naturally

jeeeessssuuuussss

I had a doctor listen to my chest when I could clearly hear crackling/wheezing yet he told me he couldn't hear anything :/

I agree with Michael - something needs to be done. Doctors get paid the big bucks so they should damn well do their job properly.

Yeah, I agree with @Lazarus . I don't think anyone could argue that there are not doctors out there (or solicitors, or cops, or whatever) that do not do the job they have sworn to do, properly. Everyone has their own opinion, @M1CH43L has just shown the means by which you can take it further IF you are mistreated.