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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My MIL, who lives in a western European country, had a skin rash. She needed to see a dermatologist when the GP couldn't do anything more for her. First she had to wait for a letter to be mailed to her house with the appointment date and time for the derm. When she received the letter, the appt date was 6 months out. Finally, once she reached that date, she had the flu and couldn't make it to the derm that day. She ended up having to wait for another letter and then another 6 months for the appt date. Meanwhile, I need to see a derm and can get in same day. Same rigamarole happens with any kind of tests..MRIs, mammos, pap smears, echos in her country. It ends up more efficient for the patient to show up at A&E in an emergency situation to get these things taken care of but then of course the A&Es are overrun and there arent any beds and staffing is a major issue too. Its no picnic and forget about dental...people in her country dont even utilize the dentist because it's such a pain to get in and pay for.,,they just go to turkey or somewhere like that where it ends up being cheaper for the flights and procedures than it would be having it done at home. [/quote]

When I need to see a dermatologist in the DC area, it's a six month wait for an appointment. [/quote]

Exactly. A 6 month wait if I’m lucky enough for them to be taking new patients or referrals that day. [/quote]

There's been at least a six month wait on every dermatologist practice I've tried - unless I want a cosmetic procedure.

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