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. 2017 Oct 18;1(4):bjgpopen17X101181. doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen17X101181

Box 1. Examples of comments relating to emergent themes.

Theme Positive Negative Neutral
Waiting times 'The online system is great, I regularly need to see the nurse for a contraceptive injection and always can get an appointment within the week, if not the same day, either on the phone or online.' (NHS Choices) 'I took my son who has tonsillitis. 85 minutes to be seen as the GP had gone to lunch and was stuck in traffic!' (NHS Choices) 'All surgeries, it seems, have difficulty getting appointments, but I assume it is because they are so busy.'
(NHS Choices)
GPs 'I saw a doctor who was absolutely fantastic and made me feel very comfortable.'
(NHS Choices)
'I will always ask for second opinion now if I have to see one of the DRs from here as I [was] wrongly diagnosed early this year.' (Facebook) 'Some of the doctors are better than others.' (Facebook)
Reception staff '...the staff [reception staff] are also kind, helpful and polite.'
(NHS Choices)
'They [reception staff] treat patients with utter disdain and make out that every enquiry is a massive inconvenience.' (NHS Choices) 'The reception staff are okay.'
(Facebook)
Others 'The nurses there are brill, worked wonders in my ear.'
(Facebook)
'This practice and it seems to rely solely on locums.' (NHS Choices) 'The surgery is always clean and the waiting times are not too bad.' (NHS Choices)