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Moving to Shrewsbury - any GP Surgery recommendations

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Hi, I'm moving from Wales to Shrewsbury and will need to register with a new GP surgery. I have type 2. Is anyone able to recommend a particular surgery? I believe there are quite a few I could choose from.

Many thanks.
 
Hi . Sorry I can't help but wanted to give your post a bump up.
 
Hi Gillian. As Copepod says it's not possible for us to make recommendations, have you tried googling reviews of the various surgeries/GPs? Some practices are listed under NHS choices, which include patient reviews, or there are independent companies working for the NHS, (such as iWantgreatcare) where you can find reviews of what people registered at the various practices think.
 
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Copepod said:
Welcome to the forum, @GillianS.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but recommendations are not permitted in User Guidelines, which includes the section:
"Naming people - Avoid naming people in your posts, or including any other personal information even if it’s complimentary."
Full details in @Hannah DUK's thread https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/new-user-guidelines.68474/
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This confuses me somewhat Copepod because unless I've missed it I can't find user guidelines which prevent recommendations and we do it all the time on here when recommendations are made to specific authors, medical experts, hospitals with centres of excellence etc. I appreciate it would be embarrassing to publicly name an individual health professional but does that extend to surgeries?
We all 'name' each other in posts using the @then person's name to alert another member that they've been mentioned. Isn't this allowed?
Couldn't someone mention a surgery that experientially they've used and are happy with? It's publicly available information and even the NHS use a review system for patients now. I appreciate that shouldn't extend to naming and shaming an individual on here because there's a separate section covering those guidelines for legal reasons.

Would people need to pm Gillian with recommendations? I'd be grateful if this 'not naming people' could be clarified because it's rather ambiguous and unclear to me. Cheers...Amigo
 
Whilst we clarify the guideline regarding recommendations (they are new to us as well!), can I ask that people send @GillianS a private message (private Conversation) if they have any suggestions? Thank you 🙂
 
Amigo said:
This confuses me somewhat Copepod because unless I've missed it I can't find user guidelines which prevent recommendations and we do it all the time on here when recommendations are made to specific authors, medical experts, hospitals with centres of excellence etc. I appreciate it would be embarrassing to publicly name an individual health professional but does that extend to surgeries?
We all 'name' each other in posts using the @then person's name to alert another member that they've been mentioned. Isn't this allowed?
Couldn't someone mention a surgery that experientially they've used and are happy with? It's publicly available information and even the NHS use a review system for patients now. I appreciate that shouldn't extend to naming and shaming an individual on here because there's a separate section covering those guidelines for legal reasons.

Would people need to pm Gillian with recommendations? I'd be grateful if this 'not naming people' could be clarified because it's rather ambiguous and unclear to me. Cheers...Amigo
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We need clarification from @Hannah DUK. My interpretation, in the meantime, is that recommendations of surgeries, clinics etc should not name individual people. As @Robin mentions, NHS Choices enables people to research many NHS facilities, including patient feedback.
 
Copepod said:
We need clarification from @Hannah DUK. My interpretation, in the meantime, is that recommendations of surgeries, clinics etc should not name individual people. As @Robin mentions, NHS Choices enables people to research many NHS facilities, including patient feedback.
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Yes as others seem similarly confused as to this guidance, perhaps Hannah will clarify.
 
My Mum lived in Shrewsbury with her third husband. She absolutely loved it. It is a beautiful place, you're so lucky. 🙂 I'm sure you'll find a decent surgery, Mum's was tiptop. She got shingles while she was living there and ended up in the hospital where she received excellent treatment. Did you know they filmed the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol in Shrewsbury? :D
 
Thank you everyone. I did read the new guidelines first and, as I wasn't asking for individuals' names, I thought it would be ok. I'm quite happy to have a general surgery recommendation and don't expect anyone to 'name' a particular GP. When you register with a new practice it's usual to register with the practice as a whole and not an individual GP anyway. I'm looking for positive recommendations only and certainly not any negative 'don't go there'-type comments.
 
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My Mum lived in Shrewsbury with her third husband. She absolutely loved it. It is a beautiful place, you're so lucky. 🙂 I'm sure you'll find a decent surgery, Mum's was tiptop. She got shingles while she was living there and ended up in the hospital where she received excellent treatment. Did you know they filmed the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol in Shrewsbury? :D
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Thanks, Ditto. So far, we haven't found anyone with a bad word to say about Shrewsbury. We've moved up from Dorset (also lovely) to be nearer to my elderly parents in Wales. No, I didn't know about the film. I'll have to see if I can find it.
 
Birthplace of Charles Darwin and River Severn runs through it - two great things about Shrewsbury. Never had to seek medical attention in the town though.
 
Northerner said:
The big question for me though - is it Sh-rooz-bury or Sh-rose-bury? 😱
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Think it's like Marlborough - ah /or ; the school is ose, and the town is ooz.
 
@GillianS just a heads up for you, if on diabetes meds then make sure you apply for an exemption certificate as meds not free on this side of the border 🙂 Hope you move goes well.
 
Pumper_Sue said:
@GillianS just a heads up for you, if on diabetes meds then make sure you apply for an exemption certificate as meds not free on this side of the border 🙂 Hope you move goes well.
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Fortunately, just diet-controlled at the moment, although I do take statins. Thanks for the heads up, though.
 
If your an oldie it's Salop. Lol
 
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