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If the GP can handle my problem, I probably didn't need to go to the doctor anyway. A lot of care is done by specialists, and it can _easily_ take weeks or months to get an appointment with one. This is strongly dependent on one's insurance network though.

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hermanzegerman|1 month ago

That's just a very arrogant take, from many patients that couldn't be more wrong.

Obviously a GP refers to specialists when necessary, but he is qualified to triage issues and perform initial treatment in many cases.

hephaes7us|1 month ago

Ok, to be fair, they _can_ probably handle my problems better than I can.

But, presumably for liability and out of a genuine attempt to get me the best care possible, they _prefer_ to send me off to a specialist. Either way I'm not being treated until the specialist has time, which take a couple months at least.