Has a GP ever given you their mobile number?

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

It sounds odd to me too.

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.

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

Is it a personal number or work mobile?

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

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

Very odd

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

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

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

@Shannon 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

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

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.

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.