New specific symptom or condition | | |
‘Skin starts to break down ’, ‘cough up any blood ’, ‘indigestion pains’ | 197 | 87 (15.7) |
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Current illness or symptoms persist | | |
‘If you feel it ’s no better in a fortnight, come back and see me.’ | 179 | 106 (19.1) |
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Current illness or symptoms worsen | | |
‘If you feel by all means that things have got worse […] let us know and we’ll see her sooner.’ | 74 | 50 (9.0) |
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Other non-specific condition | | |
Develop new ‘symptoms’, ‘want to come back’, ‘not tolerating it’, ‘getting fed up’, ‘questions’ | 64 | 54 (9.7) |
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Any ‘problems’/‘issues’ | | |
‘Any problems in the meanwhile, give me a shout.’ | 49 | 55 (9.9) |
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Return of previous symptoms | | |
‘Come back, please, if you have any return of your symptoms.’ | 41 | 27 (4.9) |
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Need | | |
‘I’ll see you in 2 months or sooner if need be.’ | 23 | 23 (4.1) |
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Concerned, worried, or struggling | | |
‘If you’re worried, about any of that, come back to me.’ | 18 | 18 (3.2) |
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Current condition changes | | |
‘If anything has changed in the interim, we’ll see you again.’ | 17 | 14 (2.5) |
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Change in ‘wellness’ | | |
‘If you’re feeling unwell, then leave me a message and I’ll ring you back.’ | 9 | 8 (1.4) |
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Have not heard about a referral/appointment | | |
‘You should hear within the next couple of weeks. If you haven’t heard anything, you can let us know and we can chase that up for you.’ (2-week wait skin cancer referral) | 9 | 7 (1.3) |
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Starts to limit function | | |
‘If it becomes […] so painful you can’t walk, come back.’ | 7 | 7 (1.3) |
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Implicit conditional | | |
‘So, 3 months, if not before.’ | 5 | 9 (1.6) |
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All symptoms/conditions | 692 | 257 (46.3) |