GP Blues

I rang my GP first thing in the morning and explained I was having a mental health crisis and they said someone would ring me and they didn't call until late evening. I called yesterday and finally managed to ask the receptionist for a GP appointment to discuss my mental health/potential diagnosis and was told I have to wait three weeks for a phone consultation, and when I said I would like an autism assessment the receptionist said I'd be waiting a long time for that too. I hate phone consultations because I can't understand what I'm being told, I can't concentrate to write it down, I can't answer questions fast enough, and I never know which doctor will call. At least in person I can ask for clarification or for things to be written down.

I rang my GP first thing in the morning and explained I was having a mental health crisis and they said someone would ring me and they didn't call until late evening. I called yesterday and finally managed to ask the receptionist for a GP appointment to discuss my mental health/potential diagnosis and was told I have to wait three weeks for a phone consultation, and when I said I would like an autism assessment the receptionist said I'd be waiting a long time for that too. I hate phone consultations because I can't understand what I'm being told, I can't concentrate to write it down, I can't answer questions fast enough, and I never know which doctor will call. At least in person I can ask for clarification or for things to be written down.

I'm  glad its not just me who is having problems with GP consultations now.    I also dont know which doctor will call back and it can  cause stress.   I wonder does  a diagnosis of autism show on people's  medical records?