Can anyone tell me anything about doctors surgeries here? Do they have any drop in centres or you have to be registered? Is it very expensive for a routine appointment ect
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Jan 21, 12 16:58
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Can anyone tell me anything about doctors surgeries here? Do they have any drop in centres or you have to be registered? Is it very expensive for a routine appointment ect
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Jan 21, 12 17:28
Hi Jan, I have an ongoing health issue and so have done a bit of research on the doctor/ gyn front! I recommend Dr Karen Hoffmann in Begnins. I have included below a recent write up on her for your info. I saw her last week and she was very personable and didn't rush things along...as they tend to do here. Hopefully this will save you the troubles that I went through trying to find someone and make an appointment (I got in a day after I rang for the appointment) and she even offered to liase with my NZ specialist.
If you’re looking for a doctor who is familiar with the “English way” of doing things, then you may have discovered that the options can be somewhat limited in this region.
Whilst there are plenty of English-speaking doctors, there are few that are familiar with the practices of UK doctors and the National Health Service. For those of you wishing to compare the treatments available here with those in the UK, it can be extremely useful to discuss the various options available with somebody who understands the issue from both sides.
Helping to bridge this gap is a UK-trained doctor called Dr. Karen Hofmann, recently arrived in the area at the end of last year. Dr. Hofmann has just opened a new practice at a cabinet in Begnins (near Nyon). Her services will complement those of swiss doctors Raimondi and Bischoff-Tieche, allowing for medical cover throughout the week.
Qualified at St. George’s Hospital medical school, London University in 1989, and having practiced as a GP partner in the UK for 8 years, Karen will continue to offer a general medical service, but with a special interest in women’s health (and will do smear tests). A mother of three boys, aged 9, 7 and 3, Dr. Hofmann is sensitive to the needs of children and will see babies and youngsters of all ages.
Fluent in English and French, Karen currently works 50% of the time, on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8am to 6pm, and on Wednesday mornings from 8am to 12 noon.
Dr. Karen Hofmann, MBBS DRCOG MRCGP
Medecin practicien FMH
12, Route de Burtigny,
1268 Begnins
Tel: 022 366 86 20
Good luck. Rachel Gomez
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Hi Jan, I have an ongoing health issue and so have done a bit of research on the doctor/ gyn front! I recommend Dr Karen Hoffmann in Begnins. I have included below a recent write up on her for your info. I saw her last week and she was very personable and didn't rush things along...as they tend to do here. Hopefully this will save you the troubles that I went through trying to find someone and make an appointment (I got in a day after I rang for the appointment) and she even offered to liase with my NZ specialist.
If you’re looking for a doctor who is familiar with the “English way” of doing things, then you may have discovered that the options can be somewhat limited in this region.
Whilst there are plenty of English-speaking doctors, there are few that are familiar with the practices of UK doctors and the National Health Service. For those of you wishing to compare the treatments available here with those in the UK, it can be extremely useful to discuss the various options available with somebody who understands the issue from both sides.
Helping to bridge this gap is a UK-trained doctor called Dr. Karen Hofmann, recently arrived in the area at the end of last year. Dr. Hofmann has just opened a new practice at a cabinet in Begnins (near Nyon). Her services will complement those of swiss doctors Raimondi and Bischoff-Tieche, allowing for medical cover throughout the week.
Qualified at St. George’s Hospital medical school, London University in 1989, and having practiced as a GP partner in the UK for 8 years, Karen will continue to offer a general medical service, but with a special interest in women’s health (and will do smear tests). A mother of three boys, aged 9, 7 and 3, Dr. Hofmann is sensitive to the needs of children and will see babies and youngsters of all ages.
Fluent in English and French, Karen currently works 50% of the time, on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8am to 6pm, and on Wednesday mornings from 8am to 12 noon.
Dr. Karen Hofmann, MBBS DRCOG MRCGP
Medecin practicien FMH
12, Route de Burtigny,
1268 Begnins
Tel: 022 366 86 20
Good luck. Rachel Gomez
Rachel G, Jan 21, 12 17:28
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Jan 21, 12 17:37
Hi Jan, I have an ongoing health issue and so have done a bit of research on the doctor/ gyn front! I recommend Dr Karen Hoffmann in Begnins. I have included below a recent write up on her for your info. I saw her last week and she was very personable and didn't rush things along...as they tend to do here. Hopefully this will save you the troubles that I went through trying to find someone and make an appointment (I got in a day after I rang for the appointment) and she even offered to liase with my NZ specialist.
If you’re looking for a doctor who is familiar with the “English way” of doing things, then you may have discovered that the options can be somewhat limited in this region.
Whilst there are plenty of English-speaking doctors, there are few that are familiar with the practices of UK doctors and the National Health Service. For those of you wishing to compare the treatments available here with those in the UK, it can be extremely useful to discuss the various options available with somebody who understands the issue from both sides.
Helping to bridge this gap is a UK-trained doctor called Dr. Karen Hofmann, recently arrived in the area at the end of last year. Dr. Hofmann has just opened a new practice at a cabinet in Begnins (near Nyon). Her services will complement those of swiss doctors Raimondi and Bischoff-Tieche, allowing for medical cover throughout the week.
Qualified at St. George’s Hospital medical school, London University in 1989, and having practiced as a GP partner in the UK for 8 years, Karen will continue to offer a general medical service, but with a special interest in women’s health (and will do smear tests). A mother of three boys, aged 9, 7 and 3, Dr. Hofmann is sensitive to the needs of children and will see babies and youngsters of all ages.
Fluent in English and French, Karen currently works 50% of the time, on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8am to 6pm, and on Wednesday mornings from 8am to 12 noon.
Dr. Karen Hofmann, MBBS DRCOG MRCGP
Medecin practicien FMH
12, Route de Burtigny,
1268 Begnins
Tel: 022 366 86 20
Good luck. Rachel Gomez
Jan 21, 12 17:28
Thanks for your help Rachel 
