£130 for missing a 1 hour dental appointment
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nice, do they cover orthodontics? I've had to pay £2500 for braces a few years back, glad I did it though.
also I'm not so big on that plan, I bet over it's lifetime you end up paying more than PAYG on th nhs.
Plus we all pay for the NHS anyway through national insurance, so I'm not very keen on the idea of paying for dental care twice.
Man of Honour
A couple of years ago I missed my dental appointment and realised at 5pm on a Friday but it was Monday until I could talk to them and they said I was struck off.
I offered them £25 to keep me on but they said no.
I offered them £50 to keep me on but they said no.
I offered them £75 to keep me on but they said no.
I offered them £100 to keep me on but they said no.
No amount would be able to keep me on their books and I put the phone down feeling rather unhappy because it took my 5 years to find an NHS Dentist.
About 10 minutes later they rang back saying that my appointment wasn't last Friday but 2 weeks away
Pay the bill and get a better diary.
I offered them £25 to keep me on but they said no.
I offered them £50 to keep me on but they said no.
I offered them £75 to keep me on but they said no.
I offered them £100 to keep me on but they said no.
No amount would be able to keep me on their books and I put the phone down feeling rather unhappy because it took my 5 years to find an NHS Dentist.
About 10 minutes later they rang back saying that my appointment wasn't last Friday but 2 weeks away
Pay the bill and get a better diary.
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I wish GPs could charge £130 for every DNS 
Man of Honour
I wish GPs could charge £130 for every DNS
They should pay you for waiting to see them.
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If you don't intend to use them again (I wouldn't), they have to prove they have lost £130 from you not attending. I would think it highly unlikely they can. They won't have sat there for an hour waiting.
If you do want to keep going there, try apologising for missing the appointment and state that you beleive £130 is unreasonable and offer them £25. If they don't move to another.
If you do want to keep going there, try apologising for missing the appointment and state that you beleive £130 is unreasonable and offer them £25. If they don't move to another.
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For years I have advocated that GPs should use one of theseThey should pay you for waiting to see them.
and tell patients to GFO when they reach their allotted consultation time.
That way, there would be no waiting for appointments
This is basically it...Try reversing places with the Dentist and then you will see their point of view!
Man of Honour
Little story but from the opposite direction with a NHS staff member earlier this year.
Corporate Induction starts at 9am and we give 10 mins late time but a woman turned up at 9:50am.
I told her she wouldn't be allowed in and she would have to rearrange the morning session but she could come in the afternoon fro the Statutory Mandatory part.
About 15 minutes later the poo hit the fan and one Division was fighting with the other and my manager stuck up for me all the way.
Apparently she was a Consultant and being taken out of her job for four hours would cost the Trust £5000 and the Divisions wanted to know who would pay for it.
Sounds far fetched but when you add up the amount of Patient Consulting she would get through in 4 hours you can see where the money goes.
A Dentist can easily get through £130 worth of treatment in 1 hour.
Corporate Induction starts at 9am and we give 10 mins late time but a woman turned up at 9:50am.
I told her she wouldn't be allowed in and she would have to rearrange the morning session but she could come in the afternoon fro the Statutory Mandatory part.
About 15 minutes later the poo hit the fan and one Division was fighting with the other and my manager stuck up for me all the way.
Apparently she was a Consultant and being taken out of her job for four hours would cost the Trust £5000 and the Divisions wanted to know who would pay for it.
Sounds far fetched but when you add up the amount of Patient Consulting she would get through in 4 hours you can see where the money goes.
A Dentist can easily get through £130 worth of treatment in 1 hour.
That way, there would be no waiting for appointments
Yes there would.
Soldato
lol pwned.
As I mentioned earlier otherwise they'd have fit in 10-12 appointments at £14-15 a pop (or some longer ones at £45 or £180 depending on your dentist and current prices).
Caporegime
*highfives*
I wish GPs could charge £130 for every DNS
GPs need the money fo sho.
Soldato
Is it just me that doesn't visit the dentist?
Not been in 7 years now, and that was to have my wisdom teeth removed.
clean twice a day, and at 29 have zero fillings and no issues.
Not been in 7 years now, and that was to have my wisdom teeth removed.
clean twice a day, and at 29 have zero fillings and no issues.
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