Wollongong Uni survey

Possum3 · Guru

Wollongong Uni survey

laurieoz · Senior Member

I just did the survey

Bruce and Bev · Guru

I also did the survey, but a pity they didn't use a Nomad (Grey or whatever) to quite get the questions right - they were written by someone who works full time and goes home to a house every night.

For example, they ask for your home address (doesn't take into account of those who don't have one) and a contact mobile ph no so they can do a phone or face to face interview - they forget that mobile phone coverage is limited, especially in country areas. They also didn't ask what I thought would have been an obvious question - did you try to get medical attention (GP for insistence) while on your travels. We had major problems in towns and provincial cities trying to get to see anyone for a flu shot. We ended up getting them from a chemist. All the GP centres we went to told us they weren't taking new patients, even though we explained all we wanted was a flu injection and we weren't prepared to annoy staff at country hospitals

jules47 · The Happy Helper

I did the survey earlier this afternoon, and found it was pretty well formulated - where they left a space for "other" I explained my situation to them there.

We have only ever had one problem seeing a doctor - that was in Ravenshoe, North QLD, a few years back. Walked over to the surgery to make an appointment, explained we were in the then free camp, and were pensioners, and only wanted some prescriptions redone. The receptionist looked at us with a sneer, and said, "oh, we get lots of YOU people". The appointment was for two days time, and it would cost $64 - we said, we are pensioners with concession cards - she said, bring them with you, but it will still cost you $64!

Next day we decided to move on, and cancelled the appointment. Went on to Kurumba, went to the pharmacy to get something, and asked the chemist there if there was a clinic in town, she said, well this is the nurse there, lets see if she can fit you in today - lovely young lady asked what we wanted, when we said prescriptions, she said come in at 2pm, should be able to fit you in then.

When we arrived was ushered straight in, the doctor got on his computer and bought up the whole medication history, and asked what we wanted. No problem, got the script- cost ZERO!

Was the surgery in Ravenshoe double dipping, I wonder? Charging us $64, and then claiming from the government as well? Will never know.

Bruce and Bev · Guru

Jules - but youre much prettier than I can ever hope to be LOL

franniemac · Veteran Member

I completed the survey when I found it on my Face Book page a couple of days ago. Well done Wollongong Uni!