Has a GP ever given you their mobile number?

I can't decide if this is normal or not. For context, I've met him several times and he's always been nothing but helpful. Then one day he gave me his number and said I could book in with him directly next time. I also wasn't sure if he just meant to use it on that one occasion or whether he was okay with me contacting him directly for any future issues. I'm an overthinker 🙈😂 and really not sure.

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I've never heard of this happening, it does sound rather odd 🤔

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It sounds odd to me too.

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Maybe he just wants you to have a stress free access.

I have email of a paediatric specialist for my son and can reach her via her P.A directly and nurses who told me to save their contacts.

I think it just depends on the situation, it is not that complicated.

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Never heard of this either. Was he flirting with you?

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Is it a personal number or work mobile?

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I was once given a secure link to a GPs phone number bec she wanted me to be able to follow up on a specific issue she was looking into for me
Pretty sure it timed out after a week and she didn't give me any number I could use constantly. I don't know why they would? If it's like me I never get to see the same GP all the time

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I was once given my neurologists number. Said I could text any time I had any worries or questions. Used it a couple of times.
They could have specific numbers for work…who knows

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Very odd

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I have my GPs number but may be a diff scenario because I have private healthcare and it is her work number, only accessible during clinic opening hours, mainly automated messages until she chooses to reply to query, and as I only see her, unlike nhs you see whoever is available. Different to an NHS GP I think, so no I don’t think this is normal, perhaps ask reception? I’ve never had my NHS GPs number x

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genuinely not sure! Nothing else about his behaviour was suggestive, but I am sometimes blind to these things.

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he didn't specify.. but when I did use it to contact him about something he replied on his day off

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I don't want to get him into trouble because it is actually quite a useful thing to have 😬 and I think maybe he was just being nice/caring? x

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yeah I think you are probably right, as I saw him a lot throughout my pregnancy

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Perhaps it's an nhs work mobile number and some times they might route it to reception, I know in the NHS we would never give our personal details as its not appropriate and breach of boundaries, patient ethics, data protection etc to operate outside of that. However I once had a gp said to me if I was still feeling down that I could come in and have a chat with him, but I'm sure he was just being nice as I was post partum and a bit fragile 🙂 but anyway I would just politely decline and say I'm happy to just to book via reception just so you don't put yourself in a awkward position too.

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My nurse, where I gave birth. Gave me her personal number. And said I can contact her anytime. Ive actually been in touch with her a few times over 3 years since the birth but mainly for updates on my baby growing up. She was super super helpful when I was struggling during pregnancy.

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