@drtimmercer: Day in the life of a GP Episode 27. Constantly frustrated by the demands of the prescription software, today was the cherry on top, as it demanded a brand switch that would actually lose the NHS money. Amongst all that I saw plenty of patients and managed to do a few auxiliary things like help someone medically retire and do some education on migraine for some other GPs. Let me know your thoughts in the comments 🙂 #gp #generalpractice #salbutamol #ventolin #migraine
This is one of biggest pet peeves as a community pharmacist of many many years- saving money for a brand we can’t get hold of. So everyone has to do more work. What money is actually being saved?
2026-07-05 12:23:28
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LucyKate :
Always a big yes to seeing medical students, my last admission I saw 10 in 1 day because I’m “medically complex” & you can currently see my small intestine moving on the outside of my abdomen due to hernia. The NHS has done so much for me if I can give back by speaking to students & letting them practice physical exams then happy to do so 😊 everyone needs to learn!
2026-07-05 08:55:26
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Siân 🥀 :
I’m a PCN pharmacy technician, and we DOUBLE HATE when the icb change something to a cost effective brand, cause then that goes out of stock and we spend the majority of our days issuing acutes of the original med.. it might save some pennies, but it costs more in everyone’s time 😫
2026-07-05 13:02:34
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Joanne Blacklock :
fizzy water 😳
2026-07-17 21:49:10
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benedict :
As a pharmacist working in primary care, script switch is the most annoying thing ever because a patient will ask for their old brand as the new one causes issues, so we switch them back and leave a note, but a GP who doesn’t read ANY alerts will switch them back and then they have another appointment with me complaining to me like it was my fault….. 🤦♂️
2026-07-05 14:05:38
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Bab :
No one in Sheffield is allowed Ventolin now apparently because of the environment.
2026-07-05 09:27:35
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Cat xx :
I was put on aquipta (CGRP med) about 2 years ago and it has been life changing. Waiting for the day it’s made available in GP land because it would save so much admin time, referrals, consultant time and money by making it a front line treatment for chronic migraines.
2026-07-05 09:14:00
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Laura :
The moment when the migraine medication kicks in and you start to feel a tiny bit human again… that is the most beautiful sense of relief ever…
2026-07-08 22:52:57
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Don’t call me Dr, Mister… :
RJAH Oswestry is a world leader in Orthopaedics - what is a general practitioner from Liverpool doing in a National/International Centre of excellence of Orthopaedic Surgery , OTC MEDS for migraine
2026-07-05 12:04:32
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Mel :
Oooh my hometown! I believe it to be the Wynstay hotel??
2026-07-05 13:50:00
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MaireC🌻☘️ :
Love script switch not 😏! Got to be Rosuvastatin for the patient who loves their grapefruit juice ! 30 years of having grape fruit juice every morning is rather impressive
2026-07-05 15:47:29
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Katie Jones :
I live in Oswestry…
2026-07-16 19:28:12
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yeet :
these are so relaxing to watch also lots of respect for how hard you have to work
2026-07-05 07:12:19
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Emily Marshall :
I live in Oswestry 😀
2026-07-08 05:12:10
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fefo :
just right mouse click and exit it on bottom toolbar
2026-07-05 08:09:54
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Melanie :
meta glasses?
2026-07-05 07:11:02
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Kaz Brearley :
Ive never minded seeing medical students.
2026-07-05 07:41:24
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Kaz Brearley :
Long working day and night. 😧
2026-07-05 07:41:02
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Caroline Soul :
my preventative inhaler has just been switched back to higher dose. I hope they dont switch that out! xx
2026-07-05 20:27:15
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Fee fee Farqhuart :
Mmm you could go for rosuvastatin, fluvastatin or poss pravastatin they are broken down by a different enzyme
2026-07-05 12:53:48
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Kaz Brearley :
Not sure what statin you can take with grapefruit.
2026-07-05 07:40:43
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Kieran :
Either don’t eat grapefruit at all or continue to eat it the same way and amount through treatment
2026-07-05 15:38:14
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Brit Mum 🇬🇧 :
My consultations always have medical students looking somewhat confused 😵💫 😂
2026-07-05 20:21:15
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Alex :
for anyone who has registered with the NHS App, you can send secure messages to the NHS app in place of SMS text messages.
2026-07-06 19:17:29
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