My GP surgery was the same (except 8:30 not 8:00), but moved to an app a couple of months ago. Given that I suspect the point of it is to allow an AI to triage appointment requests I wouldn't be surprised if yours 'upgrades' as well.
UK.
Until recently, if I wanted an appointment I had to phone the GP surgery the moment it opened at 8:30 in the morning, wait in a phone queue for ten minutes or so before I got to speak to a receptionist who'd give me an appointment with which ever GP had some free time that day. It wasn't usually possible to book an appointment several days in advance.
A couple of months back they switched to an app which gives much more flexibility, allows you to choose which doctor you want to see and allows you to book appointments in advance. I do worry that they're going to push everyone to use that since old gippers are likely to struggle with the app unless they're semi-tech savvy. Also, it's obvious to me that they're setting this up to use AI to triage requests if they're not already doing that.
Appointments always used to be face to face but since covid they're increasingly phone consultations especially for follow-ups. If it's a first, diagnostic appointment it's still likely to be face to face though.
For face to face, the wait time is generally less than half an hour from the point I get to the GP surgery.
Obv. it's free at the point of use. I've paid my taxes.
Edit to add: if you're on low income, or are a child, old, etc you get your prescriptions free. Otherwise you have to pay for them at £9.90 per 2 month prescription. I'm on a shitload of medication and that would normally cost me well over £500 a year, but I get a prepayment certificate which costs me £114.50 a year and covers all medication.
Hulk's brain is a smaller Hulk.
I know, right? I often go shopping and buy ingredients and (sometimes) cook those ingredients, then slice them, assemble a sandwich, pack it, bring it to work, put it in the staff fridge and... then... do you know what... I just end up hoping someone will eat it so I don't have to. Why else would I just leave it sitting around in a lunchbox with my name on?
I remember back in the days of Commodore 64s that you could go to Boots in the UK and just switch the price sticker from a £1.99 ‘budget games’ title with one from a full price blockbuster. No electronic point of sales data, just a bored teenager who knew fuck all operating the till. Good times. Wonder if anyone ever bought the budget game with the expensive sticker.
I look forward to a visual extravaganza with no emotional depth whatsoever!
Pffft, maths is just the language by which we describe some of physics.
Instructions unclear.
I am in so much pain right now.
I know, right? I tell my kids that whatever science they're studying at school is just a subset of physics but they rarely understand.
I'd have been very happy to vote for Elizabeth as the first president of the UK Republic.
Even beats the sublime John Player Specials Lotus livery.
I'll take 'sentences I never thought I'd read today'. please.