Oh how things have changed believe me...
I'm in theatres and have plenty of contact with consultant surgeons who are very helpful BUT they now can do nothing to help staff unless they have been through your own GP* and got a referral letter from them... no preferred treatment anymore!
I can't even do that as I live in a different borough to where I work and my own GP will still only offer me appointments at the local hospital.
We don't even get seen quicker in our ED unless it's a needle stick injury... join the queue like everybody else!
*see my post about getting a GP appointment.
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