I would ask your GP better than asking on a punting forum 
This is always good advice, but for many people it's nigh on impossible to get an appointment with a GP. I haven't managed to see a GP for years and only ever get referred to steadily less qualified people - from nurse practitioner, to practice nurse, to nurse etc. Generally only phone calls available. If I need to go in for blood tests etc., they're usually done by a health care assistant, with a follow up call with a nurse, who will give me an appointment on 'a day', i.e. not at a specific time, so calls could be at 8am or 7pm or anytime in-between - this is very difficult to manage when you are working/travelling etc. Invariably I miss the call and am recorded as having missed my appointment.
I'm not sure who gets GP appointments at my practice, presumably children and the very seriously ill. Under such circumstances it's inevitable non-sick people who want advice will look to other sources for medical opinion. Pharmacists can be very helpful but you often have to ask in a shop full of people - not very discreet.