Yup it's a horrible cycle. I won't go to a doctor unless I'm literally dying and even then its a struggle. The waits are so long for them to just tell me to rest or give me antibiotics.
We put a small fee in place, discourages people who need them to go. Its free it gets abused by people who want to see a doctor for a papercut demanding xrays and MRIs. I'm really not sure what the solution is.
But as I said before, giving other health professionals would help alleviate the strain of seeing a doctor. Many nurses in the states can prescribe simple medicines. Maybe that's part of the solution.
If we have an eye problem we should be seeing an optometrist first. Also they can treat much more with all the training they get, let's use them.
Perhaps change the model of how patients are seen. Once prescribed meds, maybe a pharmacist can do refills unless its a narcotic. Maybe have a better PCN so patients can know which Doctor isn't that busy.
I dunno. Such a debateable topic with so many ramifications.
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