Losing faith in medical practitioners

This weekend was a bit of a turning point for me...

 

I am losing faith in medical practitioners.  I took Chloe to a GP because the pead's are never available to help, and she needed to get sorted out as soon as possible.  So anyway, this guy prescribed medication for her, of which one shouldn't be given to children under 2 years old, because of the ephedrine in it.  Thank goodness for the Internet.  Anyway, then the pharmacist gladly gave the medication to me without batting an eyelid, knowing full well that the meds shouldn't be given to babies.

 

So what do I do? I can't get hold of the people who specialise in babies, and the people who you think should be able to help seem to not know what they are doing either, and then the people you expect to double check the doctor don't. 

 

There is about only one person that I trust in the medical profession at the moment, and I can't always ask her everything, but she is an amazing pharmacist, and seems to be the only person who gives a hoot.

 

I think that it is an injustice to the people who really need professionals to be professional, and be there to help.  I know that they also need a life, but at the same time, have staff who are pleasant and don't fob you off all the time as well.

 

Sorry to the readers here, but I have to get this off my chest.  In my sleep deprived state I need to be able to voice the dissatisfaction.  I phoned the pead's rooms this morning, and they always say, "phone back in half an hour" or "phone after 12" and it hacks me off.  I phone back in the time stated and they tell me the same story again.

 

The other issue I have is, they say that you can take the child to the emergency room and they will get hold of the pead.  They can't even get hold of him, so what is the poor person on the street supposed to do?

 

Argh!