I'm a paramedic in the US and we often go to Doctor's offices for patients who should have gone to the emergency room instead of going to see their GP. When we get there we usually find the patient in a room by themself, clearly in distress and without the GP anywhere to be found. When you ask to see the Doctor, they get upset and tell you they don't have time to talk to you, becauuse they are with other patients. Excuse me, but I thought the person you are sending out by ambulance is also a "patient." And obviously one that needs your attention more than the sore throat in the next room. The other one that really gets me are the Docs that prescribe medicine over the phone without a patient exam. When you get to the patient's house they have that new prescription sitting on the table for the antacid that they have been using to treat their CHEST PAIN!