I would just like to say

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derwendolly said:
We had a camping 'holiday' in East Germany sometime in the '70's and were constantly watched. We had to report to the 'cops' every morning to tell them where we were going on that day and even then, when we returned to the site after a day's sightseeing, we were told that 'they' had been looking for us and we were told to go and report back to them - NOW!

What is now interesting is the mountain of photos that I still have showing life as it was then in Berlin. When we returned to the West I took another lot looking from the west to the east and the Wall was very disturbing, even more so when (from the viewing platforms) you could see the many measure placed in No Man's Land to prevent any escapes. I am sure there were many more that you could not see.

I could write a book about that holiday and no one would believe it! :(
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Tell me more!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Yet more lack of communication in our Elf service, apparently an appointment letter has been sent to me, in the UK.
Why oh Why can't people use email?????
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My appointment was booked on me mobile when they phoned me. Letter sent after to the house i'm registered at, cussul hippo. They may not have been able to get in touch with you by phone. Dun't fink they do appointments by email. Its a difficult one wiv you being oot of the country and not at home.
 
Hippo said:
My appointment was booked on me mobile when they phoned me. Letter sent after to the house i'm registered at, cussul hippo. They may not have been able to get in touch with you by phone. Dun't fink they do appointments by email. Its a difficult one wiv you being oot of the country and not at home.
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I agree that my being out of the UK is abnormal, but they have both my email address and the mobile number. They have used both. But, lack of joined up thinking, they haven't told the hospital to use either of these, so they just did as normal and posted it. Dottir lives 40 minutes away, rang her, she was just off to send us a parcel of post picked up Fridi, she opened it all up, nothing there. Can't get through to the hospicle on the phone all lines busy cannot even be put on hold. Did get through to dermatology Christchurch but the wimmins I spoke to simply said a letter would be posted and couldn't tell me when or what was in it. she said "I'm just on the ward". which meant nothing to me. I dunno even which of two hospitals is dealing with it.
So did yet another "econsult" with my practice.
Very frustrating.:(
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Yet more lack of communication in our Elf service, apparently an appointment letter has been sent to me, in the UK.
Why oh Why can't people use email?????
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Not everybody has email.
NHS might have their server hacked and leak your details.
People with certain disabilities won't use email.
Old people might not have home IT.
Writing letters keeps NHS admin staff in a job.
They probably lost your email address. Again.
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Wimblowdriver said:
Not everybody has email.
NHS might have their server hacked and leak your details.
People with certain disabilities won't use email.
Old people might not have home IT.
Writing letters keeps NHS admin staff in a job.
They probably lost your email address. Again.
And so on -------
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My comment was based on the fact that my practice knows full well where I am and that any letters will not reach me except very indirectly, that they email me so therefore have my address and that my preferred form of communication is email, I DID tick that box.
So I hoped they would put all this in with the fast track referral. But joined-up thinking just isn't there.
Dottir who picks up our post lives 40 mins away. :rolleyes:
 
derwendolly said:
We had a camping 'holiday' in East Germany sometime in the '70's and were constantly watched. We had to report to the 'cops' every morning to tell them where we were going on that day and even then, when we returned to the site after a day's sightseeing, we were told that 'they' had been looking for us and we were told to go and report back to them - NOW!

What is now interesting is the mountain of photos that I still have showing life as it was then in Berlin. When we returned to the West I took another lot looking from the west to the east and the Wall was very disturbing, even more so when (from the viewing platforms) you could see the many measure placed in No Man's Land to prevent any escapes. I am sure there were many more that you could not see.

I could write a book about that holiday and no one would believe it! :(
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I would believe it i have a lot of stories and experience of it one is if you where a east Berliner and your tv Arial was pointing west 3yrs in jail
 
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