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Pretty much the same in Canada (Ontario anyway!).
The reason here is that doctors get paid by patient visit. Some doctors will permit phone requests for repeats and will even fax the scrip to a pharmacy. My doctor doesn't!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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I can quite easily phone my Doc for a new prescription, but a pharmacy is only allowed to accept a faxed script for one month, where for a six month one, I have to go and fetch it from him.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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OriginalGriff wrote: the NHS rules in Wales ...
... are just the same as those in England. In Scotland, of course, anything could happen.
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Not sure they are: last time I got an English prescription, it was a three month supply. The rules in Wales changed to a 28 day max when prescription charges were abolished and may have been related to that.
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It changed to 28 days max a couple of years ago. My GP said it was new NHS rules to cut down on the amount of unused drugs being thrown away.
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I take tablets for my Diabetes and they let me have 56 days worth of stock - see if your GP will change your wife's prescription.
I was very impressed a couple of weeks ago - I went to the surgery to book my annual check-up with the practise nurse, and as I was giving my details to the receptionist, I got a text message on my phone - it was from the NHS confirming my appointment details!
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They used to allow 3 months worth, but that all changed when prescription charges were abolished in Wales years ago. Now it's 28 days at a time, even for "continuous" conditions.
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One good thing here is that doctors can add "repeats" to a prescription. My current doctor will only do 1, which gives me access to 6 months supply (continuous medication is usually 3 months' worth). My previous doctor would put up to 6 repeats on a scrip.
This system allows for changes in meds (the repeats can be cancelled or just not collected) without excessive waste.
I'm sure that narcotics are more tightly controlled, but things like BP, diabetes and thyroid meds ....
Of course, we (our insurance) pay for meds, unlike the UK, so wasted meds would be at personal expense.
I wonder how much additional waste (cash) is caused by the frequent consultations versus the value of the meds theoretically saved?
There must be a better way!
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In England and Scotland a lot of people also pay for their prescription medications - currently £8.05 per item - not per script. I get 4 or 5 different items each time, so if not eligible for free prescriptions I would be paying £40+ per script. You can pre-pay and get significant discount.
They are free for children, old folks, people in receipt of certain benefits, and people like me with chronic conditions such as diabetes.
Doctors set up repeats on prescriptions, usually for a year, before they like you back in for a review. Each repeat is for 2 months meds in my case, but only 1 in Griff's case.
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Chris, I'm not talking about prescription charges (they apply here too), but the cost of drugs. Drugs here are free in hospital and free for seniors (I'm almost there!), but everyone else has to pay. There is some help for those on welfare (I don't know the details, not being on welfare).
Most people have medical insurance that covers some proportion of drug costs, mine pays 80% of my quarterly $200 drugs bill. Most employers pay for medical insurance as part of the benefits and remuneration package. The cost to the company is affected by claims, so at some level there's still a personal impact.
FYI, I'm an ex-pat, so while I may not be up-to-date, I do have a good understanding of the NHS!
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Here in the colonies (  ) you can order (a 90 day supply) through your insurance. They will even contact the doctor when refills (new prescription) are needed. This works until you switch insurance and you have to send a prescription into the new system.
I seem to see my specialists at least once a year (yes that is plural). I also go to my family doctor every year to keep all the information straight. Just thought I have a specialists I am currently go to every six months but he is not prescribing medicine, just monitoring.
The "Un" Affordable Care Act was to make it easier to share information, but I do not see that happening yet.
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Here are some alternatives[^].
I think that I'm going for the "Nuns having fun" calendar... 
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I like the animals with mustaches 
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Don't you get the CP Calender? Last year's Hamster Sunflower Frenzy was amazing!
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Gawd no! Sean is hand-delivering them again this year! 
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Come on, what would winter be like without the excitement of Sean's visit?
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Less nauseous?
I still haven't forgotten the Mankini / nipple tassels combo... 
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Last time he stayed until spring.
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I don't know about that, the HEISSE KARTOFFEL calendar seems better.
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"Underwater Puppies" rules!
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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I roll my own. 
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If anyone answers the current CP survey titled:
When meeting with team members to discuss tasks, what do you prefer?</big>>
and they answer with option 4;
Meetings with those that don't understand and don't care and go on forever>
Will the codeprojectarian ober logs secretly label the survey voter as a liar.
...and remember their input for other occasions.
In another life, we always added questions that would indicate dishonest responses as a measure to glean our data of nuisance and inconsistent responses. These were tallied up on what we called a K-Scale, which would indicate that their answers to other questions should be considered to be unreliable as well. It is an old anti-troll trick.
Schedule the meeting for 16:30 and guaranteed the meeting will be over before 17:00 because those sort of people just want to go home early as possible at the end of the day.
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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grralph1 wrote: Schedule the meeting for 16:30
Who the heck would want to stay that late? 
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I don't know your work hours Johnny.
Here Public servants work 09:00 to 17:00. ( The old 9 to 5)
Therefore the 16:30 meeting is generally quick and productive.
Especially from my point of view, not necessarily theirs.
What time do you start and finish?
My times vary a lot depending on what is going down.
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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Here the wage slaves work 07:00 to 16:00. Call a meeting for 16:30 and you meet alone (unless you're buying the drinks).
Will Rogers never met me.
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