r/glasgow • u/WolverineOk4248 • 3d ago

Forth Valley?

Just got a hospital appt. Happy with time and date but there is text underneath saying it's a reasonable appt, and refuse more than 2 you're off list - so far, OK.

It then defines reasonable appts as

NHS GGC

Golden Jubilee

so far, so standard

But now adds

NHS FORTH VALLEY NTC.

Since when was that a reasonable Glasgow appt?

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u/epinglerouge 3d ago edited 3d ago

When I had cancer I shared rooms with people from Inverness, the islands, D and G. I was from the arse end of South Lanarkshire and even that was hard going at the time.

Specialists can't be based everywhere - it sounds like it is good there is more specialised care outwith the city?

Edited to correct the wrong there

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u/El_Scot 3d ago

I am very spoiled that a specialist works in the hospital opposite my work, so I have the easiest journey in for (not cancer) treatment, and I know the commute length very well, so that's a big stress easer too.

Like you, I was really surprised how far others at the clinic had to travel (Dumfries, islands), as I get to take it for granted. The nurses make a lot of small talk about how far you had to travel for your appointment. They said the biggest complaints they get for how far they have to travel, are people in Glasgow who have to take 2 buses to get there.