Dallas Buyers Club was such a great movie on the topic of HIV.
I just had an appointment at a local GP and he was running late, I mean no surprise there, it happens. This lady had her child there (was a right brat) and must have been waiting what I assume was 30 minutes longer than her scheduled appointment (I was after her and had been waiting about 40 minutes) and had a go at the medical receptionist, telling her that if they want to improve her service they should let people know if the Dr is running late etc etc. Then her husband arrived and told them they should also take down the "no appointment necessary" sign. This was a bulk billing GP and not my normal GP (who charges a consultation fee), obviously stereotyping here but I wonder if there is a strong correlation between different socio economic groups and manners.
On the topic, my usual GP is a middle eastern GP as are 95% of the patients. I find that the Dr-Patient relationship is vastly different to that I experience from previous times where my GP has been Anglo/Indian/Asian. I can't discount the consultation fee as a possible cause in this difference but I find it very interesting.
Be interested to know if people have had similar experiences.