No Doubt..i have the best GP ever!!!

daveashcroftuk · Jul 28th, 2005, 04:33

I really am the luckiest guy in the world. My GP (UK NHS) has just completed giving me my vaccinations etc for my impending RTW trip. Contrary to NHS guidance....here is what i recieved free of charge.

Hep A
Hep B
Tetanus
Diptheria
Typhoid
Polio
Meningitis ACWY (NHS says only AC)

...i had to pay for Jap B Enc. (3 x £30)

Oh, and malaria wise he also kindly organised 60 days of Doxycycline 100mg (the nice expensive Pfizer Vibramycin) free of charge also. I have the greatest GP in the world.

Any ideas of a nice gift i can buy when in india to send him?

Yours soooooooooooo chuffed,

Dave

edwardseco · Jul 28th, 2005, 04:50

Wow, quite a deal..

rubensb · Jul 28th, 2005, 06:05

what exactly is a GP? i got the gist but am just not familiar with the term. whatever it is, you definitely do have the best because all of those vaccinations cost me so much more than i expected. better safe than sorry though, right?

that tetanus shot does stay with you for a couple of days. whew.

the travel clinic did give me 4 doses of lariam to test for free, since apparently some people experience horrible side effects. that was pretty cool of them. took the 3rd (weekly) dose today and all is well so far. no (extra) anxiety or bad dreams. fingers crossed...

daveashcroftuk · Jul 28th, 2005, 06:19

In the UK, we have a free health service (well, usually if you are prescriped a medication, it costs £6.50 no matter how much the medication actually costs). A GP (general practitioner) is your doctor who you see as the "first line of defence". If a specialist is require, you are referred to see them (again free of charge) by your GP.I guess he is the USA equivalent of your family doctor.

rubensb · Jul 28th, 2005, 07:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveashcroftuk

In the UK, we have a free health service (well, usually if you are prescriped a medication, it costs £6.50 no matter how much the medication actually costs).

thanks for clarifying that for me. that's an amazing price for ANY prescribed medication.

crvlvr · Jul 28th, 2005, 07:23

I'm really curious to see if all these shots will keep you from falling sick while in India.

daveashcroftuk · Jul 28th, 2005, 07:32

We are kinda lucky in the uk. A LOT of people complain that they have to wait too long to see a specialist etc........but, they forget...if you need drugs, then they cost you £6.50 a prescription (if you are given treatment or drugs in hospital in costs you nothing).

andygoodyear · Jul 28th, 2005, 09:35

we are very lucky in the UK I agree

Now if we could only get rid of that damn superbug, whats it called again? MRSA?

cyberhippie · Jul 28th, 2005, 10:59

Yep you are very Lucky Dave (myself and Mrs Cyberhippie will have to pay around 150 GBP a month under the new health insurence rules here in the Netherlands!! BUMMER)
How about a small statue of Ganesh for your kind GP!!!

Nick-H · Jul 28th, 2005, 12:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by rubensb

thanks for clarifying that for me. [£6.50]'s an amazing price for ANY prescribed medication.

Not compared to buyikng drugs in India it isn't! eg a course of antibiotics for £1.50.

(based on: before coming back to London last month I bought 30 Amoxycylin 500mg for Rs250 --- two times 3 a day for 5 days. The value of Bacterial infections may rise as well as fall. If you do not keep up payments on your medication your body may be at risk. Reading small print can cause lunacy )

lesleyandjack · Jul 28th, 2005, 14:25

Hi, Your'e lucky! Hope your GP has a brother in Fife cos I'm off to get my jabs today! Lesley

cyberhippie · Jul 28th, 2005, 14:52

Ha welcome aboard fellow Fifer!! I'm from the land of the "Kelty Clippy" myself!!

Yetijuice · Jul 28th, 2005, 15:03

I read "GP" and I think of G.P. Koirala the FOUR time Prime Minister of Nepal. If they ever make a statue of Giriya Prasad Koirala it will be with an open hand outstretched. Every day of the year was Palm Sunday for G.P. He never met a baksheesh that he did not like! Your General Practioner is better than G.P. Koirala!

rubytuesday · Aug 20th, 2005, 17:08

Ga! am most jealous daveashcroft!!

have just had to stomp up *SHOCK* over 200squid for vaccinations at a travel clinic in glasgow - my GP sent me there because "it would be cheaper!!"
Evil evil GP!!

So when are you heading out to india? Less than 3 weeks to go...yay!!

oldhippie · Aug 20th, 2005, 17:37

Wow you actually have to pay for this??
Here in Hong Kong all these shots are free and oddly the Brits put this system in place before they left. All medical bills are on the government including chemo and the complex stuff.

Jul 28th, 2005, 04:33	#1
daveashcroftuk Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 28	No Doubt..i have the best GP ever!!! I really am the luckiest guy in the world. My GP (UK NHS) has just completed giving me my vaccinations etc for my impending RTW trip. Contrary to NHS guidance....here is what i recieved free of charge. Hep A Hep B Tetanus Diptheria Typhoid Polio Meningitis ACWY (NHS says only AC) ...i had to pay for Jap B Enc. (3 x £30) Oh, and malaria wise he also kindly organised 60 days of Doxycycline 100mg (the nice expensive Pfizer Vibramycin) free of charge also. I have the greatest GP in the world. Any ideas of a nice gift i can buy when in india to send him? Yours soooooooooooo chuffed, Dave

Jul 28th, 2005, 14:25	#11
lesleyandjack Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fife Scotland Posts: 5	Brother? Hi, Your'e lucky! Hope your GP has a brother in Fife cos I'm off to get my jabs today! Lesley

Aug 20th, 2005, 17:37	#15
oldhippie Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 412	Wow you actually have to pay for this?? Here in Hong Kong all these shots are free and oddly the Brits put this system in place before they left. All medical bills are on the government including chemo and the complex stuff. __________________ Too Many Gandus, Too Few Bullets.

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Jul 28th, 2005, 04:50	#2
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,142	Wow, quite a deal..

Jul 28th, 2005, 06:05	#3
rubensb Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: back in los angeles Posts: 43	what exactly is a GP? i got the gist but am just not familiar with the term. whatever it is, you definitely do have the best because all of those vaccinations cost me so much more than i expected. better safe than sorry though, right? that tetanus shot does stay with you for a couple of days. whew. the travel clinic did give me 4 doses of lariam to test for free, since apparently some people experience horrible side effects. that was pretty cool of them. took the 3rd (weekly) dose today and all is well so far. no (extra) anxiety or bad dreams. fingers crossed...

Jul 28th, 2005, 06:19	#4
daveashcroftuk Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 28	In the UK, we have a free health service (well, usually if you are prescriped a medication, it costs £6.50 no matter how much the medication actually costs). A GP (general practitioner) is your doctor who you see as the "first line of defence". If a specialist is require, you are referred to see them (again free of charge) by your GP.I guess he is the USA equivalent of your family doctor.

Jul 28th, 2005, 07:23	#6
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,498	I'm really curious to see if all these shots will keep you from falling sick while in India.

Jul 28th, 2005, 07:32	#7
daveashcroftuk Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 28	We are kinda lucky in the uk. A LOT of people complain that they have to wait too long to see a specialist etc........but, they forget...if you need drugs, then they cost you £6.50 a prescription (if you are given treatment or drugs in hospital in costs you nothing).

Jul 28th, 2005, 09:35	#8
andygoodyear Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 275	we are very lucky in the UK I agree Now if we could only get rid of that damn superbug, whats it called again? MRSA?

Jul 28th, 2005, 10:59	#9
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Yep you are very Lucky Dave (myself and Mrs Cyberhippie will have to pay around 150 GBP a month under the new health insurence rules here in the Netherlands!! BUMMER) How about a small statue of Ganesh for your kind GP!!!

Jul 28th, 2005, 14:52	#12
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Ha welcome aboard fellow Fifer!! I'm from the land of the "Kelty Clippy" myself!!

Jul 28th, 2005, 15:03	#13
Yetijuice Old Trekkers Never Die, They Go Over the Next Pass Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Behind the Orange Curtain, California Posts: 174	I read "GP" and I think of G.P. Koirala the FOUR time Prime Minister of Nepal. If they ever make a statue of Giriya Prasad Koirala it will be with an open hand outstretched. Every day of the year was Palm Sunday for G.P. He never met a baksheesh that he did not like! Your General Practioner is better than G.P. Koirala!

Aug 20th, 2005, 17:08	#14
rubytuesday Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: sunny scotland Posts: 23	Ga! am most jealous daveashcroft!! have just had to stomp up SHOCK over 200squid for vaccinations at a travel clinic in glasgow - my GP sent me there because "it would be cheaper!!" Evil evil GP!! So when are you heading out to india? Less than 3 weeks to go...yay!!

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