Thanks Clare, that's what I was thinking that it was a cost cutting exercise on their part but it's short sighted and I'm not going to put up with it!
I'm so pleased I put this post on here as I could have just easily left it and not bothered to take it any further. To be honest it's taken me a long time to pluck up the courage to see my GP as I was always worried I would just get fobbed off and look what happened.
Well must admit I have been making quite a nuisance of myself
I telephoned the hospital yesterday trying to talk to the Consultant who wrote the report. Of course they wouldn't let me speak to him but it transpires they did telephone my surgery and tell them I was not happy with the GP consultation.
As I said, I telephoned surgery this morning asking for a referral to a specialist and about 5 mins ago got a call from lady who deals with complaints at the surgery to tell me I should not have been given a report that was not fully explained to me and she is going to have a word with one of the other GPs.
Apparently the GP I saw is a temporary member of staff and not a permanent Doctor. I didn't realise this as I usually avoid the place like the plague.
I told her as soon as I got home yesterday the first thing I did was google all these terms to try and find out what they meant! I told her I really do want a referral as my condition does sound quite serious and I want to discuss the situation fully with a specialist so fingers crossed they will refer me!