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Almost P. 3 years ago • From Google

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Bad

Endless messages before reaching reception

Update 24/08/2022: After thorough evaluation, they have opted to deteriorate. It's practically a supernatural event to find a day when they aren't conducting training or accepting anything beyond emergency calls. Colour Larwood Health Partnership caught me off guard, but typically, during emergencies, people reach out to EMERGENCY services. It's literally in their title! Additionally, if I'm attempting to contact the surgery during an emergency, I'll likely be deceased before navigating through the initial 19 pre-recorded messages. Just to connect with reception, you're subjected to no fewer than three repetitive announcements, delivered at a glacial reading pace, emphasizing they don't handle repeat prescription requests. I understand - elderly Irene calls twice monthly for her repeat prescription, and you must instruct her to disconnect and press 1. Why must everyone endure this inconvenience? Here's a proposed script for your automated messaging system: "Welcome to Larwood Health Partnership. To request a repeat prescription, press 1. For Covid vaccination details, press 2. To speak with a receptionist, press 3." Can you appreciate how much more straightforward that is? If someone wanted extensive information about Covid vaccine availability, they'd select option 2. I guarantee, with absolute sincerity, every individual calling the surgery has spent five minutes thinking, "I'm not interested in any of this, just let me order my medication or speak to staff". Making the process maximally frustrating doesn't discourage us; it merely ensures we'll be thoroughly irritated by the time we reach a receptionist.

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