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Daniel A. 6 years ago • From Google

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Booking system makes appointments unnecessarily difficult

The reception and appointment booking system is considerably problematic. Here are some observations that may be useful for prospective patients. Appointments require booking a week in advance by telephone, and the system only permits scheduling for exactly one week from the day of calling. For example, calling on a Thursday allows booking only for the following Thursday. To secure an appointment, callers must be at the front of the phone queue, necessitating a call at 8am a week ahead; calling at any later time significantly reduces the likelihood of obtaining an appointment. Emergency appointments are divided into morning and evening slots. If morning emergency slots are unavailable when calling in the morning, patients must call again after 12pm to access evening slots. This approach appears inefficient and poorly suited to serving the public. There seems little justification for restricting appointments to a fixed day rather than allowing booking for the next available slot, whether that falls within four or seven days. This is the fundamental purpose of an appointment system. The clinical care provided is satisfactory, though the overall patient experience would benefit from considerable streamlining.

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