The new NHS24 which has locally taken over from the former out-of- hours-system Bordoc is thought to be a poor thing compared to its predecessor. ButHuttonian was rather impressed-you need to get past the fierce door keeper a recorded Scottish female night club chucker outer who after saying 'thankyou for calling NHS24' in honeyed tones and then the voice drops menacely: 'All our consultants are incredidbly busy so unless you are on your way to the mortuary try again later' (or words to that effect) I perservered and told my story to a very switched on nurse(actual person) and within half an hour could see the only on duty GP in Berwickshire at Duns-11 miles away. OK I had the wife to drive me and it would have been more of a problem if I had to make my own way there. Even then the Knoll Hospital seemed deserted-as locked as the BBC studios in Downpatrick(previous bloggees will get the classical reference) and it tookperserverence to get in and then find the duty doctor. Not funny hammering at a bolted and barred door in minus 2 C but it worked
