Doctors

lottie · February 2008

Hello, I'm new to the site and thought I'd use this opportunity to see if anyone can recommend a good doctor in the area? I've been to see the doctors at 157 Stroud Green Road but I'm really not happy there and as I've just found out I'm pregnant I really want to find a doctor i'll be happy with. Has anyone tried anyone else? Perhaps up in Crouch End? ANy help would be great. Thanks xxx

dominic · February 2008

Congratulations!

I would strike the Hornsey Rise practice off your list of possibles.

poxy · February 2008

My wife (who is also pregnant) and I have just changed quacks. We're now with the clinic mid-way along Hanley Road. I've not yet had to go but my wife is very happy with the service.

dion · February 2008

You can't go to the Hanley Road practice if you live in Haringey though.

and we were pretty happy with the ante-natal care there.

the whittington midwives are very nice.

Giles · February 2008

We are very happy with our GP Practice - the Vale Practice in Crouch End ( in the Clockhouse practice - note that there are two practices in the same building ) . We can usually get an appointment without to much trouble, the GPs and receptionists are friendly, the practice is clean, it's close to the W7 bus stop.

You can also during the pregnancy you can have a shared care system where you only deal with the hospital for scans etc all the other visits are with the GP.

Also when we've taken our son in with the latest bug going round, the GP has called us a day after / the afternoon after the appointment to check he's OK. I was amazed at the service.

Colette · February 2008

I'm at the 157 medical practice, with Dr Nubi - I quite like him. He's always very friendly and seems to get things done for me. No experience with their ante-natal care though...
I did once have to see Dr Cookey, and I didn't like him one bit.

lottie · February 2008

I saw Dr Cookey this morning and he's put me off using the clinic now!
I think I might try the Vale Practice in Crouch End...
xx

Ali · February 2008

Many Congratulations

Apparently there is an internal National Health scoring system on GP Practices which is used to try and drag up the poor ones to better standards but is not published.

A local Doctor friend recently told me that Clinic in Hanley Rd came out okay on the list, 157 SGR didn’t. I think there is a practice in the Broadway in Crouch End that is also okay and scores well.

We have had children not that long ago and have used the Practice on the corner of SGR and Hanley opposite the Dairy which is okay and have had excellent service. The main Doctor is German (speaks great English) and is called Frank. Plays nice classical music in his room !

We had a few issues with our first son , febrile fits etc and have nothing but praise for the NHS around our way in the way it was dealt with. An ambulance turned up in 4 minutes after the 999 call with a crash team sorting him out etc. The after care at the Whittington was really really good. Only slight issue was the ambulance didn’t know the way to the Whittington so we had to give them directions !

andy · February 2008

i never realised so many of you had kids.

katiejane · February 2008

@ Andy - must be something in the water!

@ Lottie - congratulations! How exciting! Not sure about GPs, mine's crap, but I can't praise the team at the Whittington enough - our second pregnancy was hugely complicated and the consultants and their teams, throughout ante, post natal care and neonatal intensive care were tremendous. The midwives are a bit of a lottery, but I think that's the case everywhere, and there are some true gems at the Whittington.

naomi · February 2008

Hi lottie, I'm at the stroud green medical clinic next to woody's. it's ok but i'd love to find somewhere with more doctors (there is just one there, he's ok) and a female doctor who's in more than once a week. however, when i was pregnant i dealt solely with the whittington midwives, didn't see my gp from my test result till my 6 week post-natal check!

can you join the vale if you are in stroud green? maybe i should check them out too.

Liz · February 2008

I can also recommend the Hanley Road practice - they have a number of doctors, good nurse and the nicest GPs receptionist I've ever met. Mine is Dr Laurino, who introduced himself as 'Michael' the first time I met him and I nearly fell over. He actually listens to you - a rare quality amongst London GPs. <http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/GP.aspx?pid=5F763EEE-1BB2-4571-B008-5D429FCB2C6E>;

lottie · February 2008

Just to say thanks to Giles and everyone for their comments! I registered with The Vale Practice this morning and the Dr saw me straight away - she's absolutely lovely, so I'm very happy now knowing that I'll have a good Dr throughout the pregnancy. Next stop is Whittington Hospital for the scan...!

magicP · February 2008

Thanks for the info as I need to register too since moving into the area.

katiejane · February 2008

I'm going to switch too!

naomi · March 2008

i switched! receptionists were amazing, bodes well for the doctors i think. thanks greenies.

tosscat · March 2008

Greenies? Cripes.

andy · March 2008

Let's nip that in the bid right now. The correct form of address is "upstanding denizens of North London".

Ian · March 2008

Stroudents?

tosscat · March 2008

SGenies?

dominic · March 2008

sgerz - say it out loud. it's very street, innit.

Lucy · March 2008

I like stroudents! Greeners?

Giles · March 2008

Stroudents sounds too much like students.

Lucy · March 2008

Yup! I'm only a student for another week now (going to miss that 5% off at amazon) so I obviously need a new tag that makes me feel I belong to summat!

David · March 2008

We can't have Stroudents. If we did I'd have to start listening to <em>That Fop Twat Morrissey<sup>TM</sup></em>

Lucy · March 2008

Hey, i thought we established that I don't listen to TFTM? Ah, was just going to start a new thread on this topic! I've decided that whilst I dislike TFTM it is nothing compared to my hatred for the Manic Street Preachers (although not quite on a par with my loathing of Marti ********Pellow!)

Ian · March 2008

I meant it to sound like 'Strident' rather than 'Student'. Ah well ...

poxy · March 2008

This got me pondering. There are some crackers in here...

Gender Routs
Gender Roust
Gender Tours
Genders Rout
Genders Tour
Rogered Tuns
Rogered Nuts
Rogered Stun
Gestured Nor
Endorser Tug
Endorser Gut
Render Gouts
Render Gusto
Renders Gout
Denser Grout
Sender Grout
Erode Strung
Erode Grunts
Resorted Gun
Resorted Gnu
Restored Gun
Restored Gnu
Redoes Grunt
Erodes Grunt
Grounder Set
Reground Set
Undergo Erst
Undergo Rest
Tonged Surer
Tongued Errs
Gerunds Rote
Gerunds Tore
Grunted Rose
Grunted Ores
Grunted Roes
Grunted Sore
Gerund Rotes
Gerund Store
Nudges Retro
Nudge Retros
Nudge Resort
Nudge Sorter
Nudge Roster
Doge Returns
Doge Turners
Gored Tuners
Gored Unrest
Drugstore En
Drogues Tern
Drogues Rent
Groused Tern
Groused Rent
Gourdes Tern
Gourdes Rent
Rouged Stern
Rouged Rents
Rouged Terns
Gourde Stern
Gourde Rents
Gourde Terns
Drogue Stern
Drogue Rents
Drogue Terns
Doges Turner
Doges Return
Surged Tenor
Surged Toner
Trudge Snore
Trudge Senor
Urged Tenors
Urged Toners
Rounder Gets
Snorted Urge
Rodents Urge
Roundest Erg
Tonsured Erg
Unsorted Erg
Rodent Urges
Rodent Surge
Trends Rogue
Trends Rouge
Nursed Ergot
Sunder Ergot
Trend Rouges
Trend Rogues
Trend Grouse
Turned Gorse
Turned Ogres
Turned Goers
Turned Gores
Under Ergots
Nuder Ergots
Nudest Roger
Tend Grouser
Dent Grouser
Tuned Rogers
Ode Restrung
Doe Restrung
Ordures Gent
Retrod Genus
Ordure Gents
Dourer Gents
Doers Urgent
Red Sturgeon
Rudest Goner
Rusted Goner
Duster Goner
Trued Goners
Due Stronger
Dong Ureters
Grounds Tree
Ground Reset
Ground Steer
Ground Terse
Ground Ester
Ground Trees
Dongs Ureter
Dung Restore
Gourds Enter
Gourd Tenser
Gourd Enters
Gourd Resent
Rounds Greet
Rounds Egret
Untrod Serge
Rotund Serge
Round Greets
Round Egrets
Sound Regret
Undo Regrets
Do Resurgent
Dour Regents

I like the oddness of Senor Trudge.

magicP · March 2008

Senor Trudge is good, but I like the strident sound of Stroudents

tosscat · March 2008

And sadly Senor Trudge is singular. Could David be Señor Trudge?

tosscat · March 2008

I'll be Rudest Goner.

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