On my first appointment the doctor started messing with my medication…read more You do not get a regular doctor, instead you see different doctor's each time. This means that if you find a doctor you are comfortable with and open up honesty to, chances are that you will not see them for awhile. You have too explain everything again to a different doctor, even if you are not comfortable with that. Trying to get an appointment is awful, if you do mange to get an appointment chances are that the doctor has not shown up on time. Reorder of medication usually takes 48 hours unless they send the prescription for a signature to a doctor that is on holiday (this actually happened to me). In closing totally unorganised, unprofessional and completely bizarre. 2 stars as I am feeling generous.

Not great. I telephoned for an appointment some weeks ago and was told I had three options - phone…read morea week in advance, two days in advance or a day in advance for an appointment. My first one was booked two days in advance and it was fine. The next time I needed one I was told I needed to book a week in advance or a day - the option of two days had vanished in the space of a week. So I tried again today to get one a day in advance -only to be told to phone back tomorrow when presumably all the appointments will be taken. Do not bother with this terribly shambolic excuse for a doctors surgery. Nobody actually knows what the agreed booking timescale is.

Surgeries are all by an appointment-only system. Appointments can be booked by telephoning the…read moresurgery the day before or on the day you wish to be seen. They try to make sure you see the doctor of your choice but if they are not available they may ask you to see another doctor. If you are too ill to come to the surgery and you require a visit at home, call the surgery before 10am. Doctor: Dr P Kumar Singh (Female) Practice Nurse: Rita Fellows Telephone for test results (eg blood, urine, x-ray) between 2.00pm and 4.00pm each day. The NHS does not pay for some of the services the surgery provide. These include private sick notes, insurance forms, holiday cancellation forms, medical reports, fitness to travel certificates, private prescriptions, passport signing and some vaccination services. Their fees for these services, which are in line with BMA approved national guidelines, are displayed in the surgery.

As an amputee experiencing phantom pain and sensation, I have faced major difficulties. The doctors…read moreat this medical centre gradually reduced my medication, aiming to stop it altogether without offering any alternatives. During this period, I felt unheard, especially as I was grieving the loss of my aunt to cancer. After seeing a pain management doctor, it seems that this practice doesn't like supplying number of other pain medication and have been referred to them I had surgery on my remaining which was leg knee replacement. This practice removed me after being formed I had the operation. I only received 1 weeks of meds from the hospiworth of pain medication and at home after being in for one practice does not care about their patience especially if they are on certain medication it's clear to me what is happening at this GP and I will be speaking to to the relative regards to serious negligence

I'm not the type of person to like going to the doctors very much. I guess it's being from America,…read moreit's entrenched within me to avoid the doctor whenever possible. However, when a mysterious swelling and itchiness started showing up on my legs and feet (no bug bites, didn't resemble an allergic reaction either) I decided to forgo my stubbornness and head over to a walk-in session: (Walk-Ins are available from 9 to 11 every morning, but I recommend getting in before 8:30 opening time to register your name early to avoid longer queues) I met with Dr Simon Braybrook so this review is primarily for him. 1 star off because I haven't had much experience with any other doctor to know if the experience I have is consistent throughout the practice (but will be happy to update my review if I find this to be the case). Dr Braybrook was VERY good + He walked me through all of his thought process so I understood what was going on instead of just blindly following instruction (that I just can't do! My nerves won't be able to handle it). ( ie: He thought the simplest solution would be that it's a possible bacterial infection such as cellulitis so prescribed me antibiotics but said that if it hasn't gotten any better or returns then he wants a blood test to test for auto-immune. It wasn't just a "ok here's some antibiotics off you go", I felt involved in my own diagnosis and treatment! ) + He answers all questions, no matter how silly they might sound. And he answers them fully - this is probably why during my first appointment with him, he was training medical students! He's really great at explaining the entire process. + He took me seriously. I have a family history of lupus so even though I don't experience any of the major symptoms, the fear or auto-immune is always at the back of my mind. I've heard about a lot of doctors who brush off these worries because of the slim likelihood but he definitely seemed to understand where I was coming from with my fears. --- They also have a conjoining pharmacy that handles all your prescriptions. Overall, I leave Butetown Medical Practice feeling very informed about my health and the thought of "going to the doctor" isn't such a bad thing after all. If you've just moved into the area and you're in need of a clinic, I highly recommend requesting Dr Braybrook - a great practitioner!

I have just resumed Osteopathic treatment, and not before time! I have managed to sustain a series…read moreof minor injuries over the past six months that I have tried to ignore on the basis that they might go away. They haven't! They've actually got worse! Would you believe it?!? I know that all of my afflictions will respond well to this treatment. Osteopaths train for about five years in total, and practice a non-invasive form of intervention that puts everything back in its rightful place without puncturing the skin, so there's no need for cortisone injections and the trauma of operations. The latter is the course of action that conventional medicine resorts to if the painkillers they prescribe don't mask the symptoms well enough. I reluctantly forked out for some Diclofenac, (also known as Voltarol amongst other things) and the accompanying ulcer-protective drug Lansoprazole, (also know as Misoprostol, Ranitidine or Omeprazole), and proceeded to suffer severe cramping accompanied by vomiting within a matter of days. Did you know that even the non-prescribed anti-inflammatory drug generically known as Ibuprofen, or as the branded Nurofen, is the most common cause of ulcer in the UK, and consequently comes with the advice to discontinue use after three days? I did, hence my reluctance to take a stronger version of it. However, I do on occasion take Ibuprofen as it is unquestionably the best anti-inflammatory that modern medicine has to offer, but I only do so occasionally after a hearty meal. But despite taking the same care with Diclofenac, as well as religiously taking the Lansoprazole, it took less than a week for my body to experience an extreme gut reaction that rendered the rest of me almost delirious. There's an intelligence to prescribing something that reduces swelling. Swollen areas of the body denote trauma, and they also indicate that healing is not taking place. The body only starts healing when it moves out of the protection stage. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken to reduce inflammation, and is therefore the logical choice of GP's prior to resorting to more invasive treatments like the Cortisone injections etc. (Besides which, I have been told by my GP that I will have to wear a brace for six months around my wrist before I can be considered for a referral for steroids. (She has completely neglected to register that I have tennis elbow, and so is not treating me for this, despite the fact I have been diagnosed with this condition by one of her colleagues, and have mentioned it at length on two separate occasions to her personally. As a matter of interest, I have been suffering with Tendonitis in my elbows, wrist and thumbs, with suspected RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for over six months. I purchased an arm brace well before it was recommended by any of the doctors at my surgery, and when I was finally offered an appointment with the nurse to get a splint, I took time out of my working day only to be told during the consultation that she doesn't perform splints very often, and that she didn't have the correct supplies, besides which, I would have to pay for them if she did). I won't bore you with any more of the details in this protracted tale of unsatisfactory treatment. Instead I'd prefer to tell you the upshot of taking responsibility for my condition... I am prone to overextending myself, and forcing my body to do more than is advisable for someone of my age. If this isn't bad enough, I subject my it to all manner of excessive use without even bothering to warm it up. Needless to say, it eventually objects! Following the advice of my Osteopath I have already learned in one session all of things to avoid, as well as the exercises and self-help treatments I can do to augment the work that she is doing. Wow! She has unblocked drainage systems in my back and elsewhere that will allow the fluids that create the inflammation to drain away from the affected sites, and has realigned the skeletal structure of the root cause of the problem. In my next visit, depending on how well I have responded to treatment thus far, she will edge closer to the most painful areas and remedy these also. I am already experiencing massive drug-free improvements, and am extremely grateful that some of the pain has subsided. Osteopathy is worth every penny! Wellfield Osteopathic Clinic also offer Cranial Osteopathy, which I will be getting at some stage in my treatment also.

Built on the site of the former Victorian St David's Hospital, which closed in 1990, the all-new…read morehospital opened in March 2002 offering brand new facilities to their mainstay: older people and rehabilitation patients. It is the first new hospital to have opened in Cardiff for 30 years. Today the 100-bed building includes a range of purpose-designed facilities including a 25-place day hospital and four wards dedicated to the care of older people. Patients have been relocated from the Royal Hamadryad and Lansdowne Hospitals. The Day Hospital is open five days per week and provides all-new amenities and furniture. St David's also offers: *Podiatry Services *Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Services *Respite Care *A community-based children's centre for West Cardiff *A primary dental care unit *A range of out-patient services.

My experience is only of the Acute Response Team, based at ST Davids…read more Parking is easy and convenient (remember to log your registration number at reception). Reception staff are very helpful and friendly, the hospital and grounds are very, clean quiet and relaxed. I cannot speak highly enough of the acute response team - caring, efficient, friendly and treat you with respect.

I've just returned from an evening appointment at the Roath Clinic, and once again, my visit was…read moremarked by kindness, respect, and efficiency. A die-hard NHS fan, I'm continually impressed by the level of attention and care given to me, even down to a reminder call placed the day before my appointment. The ladies here are nothing short of stellar!