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Silvia F. 3 years ago • From Google

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Heartless receptionist blocks cancer patient's urgent medical care

My elderly mother, battling cancer, has been repeatedly attempting to connect with her physician. Each call is met with the receptionist claiming the doctor is unavailable. Despite explicitly stating her critical medical situation, she's been denied even a return call. The dismissive attitude towards a cancer patient experiencing treatment-related symptoms is deeply offensive. It's unacceptable that a non-medical receptionist can effectively block patient access to healthcare, arbitrarily deciding who can or cannot consult their GP. While we understand the challenges facing the NHS, such unprofessional and callous treatment is unacceptable. This receptionist's approach fundamentally undermines patient care and the surgery's reputation. My mother has been a loyal patient at this practice for seven decades. Now, when she most needs medical support, she's confronted with bureaucratic barriers and an incredibly unsympathetic gatekeeper. The complete lack of compassion for a long-standing, vulnerable patient is shocking and represents a profound failure of basic healthcare communication and support.

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