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Jonathan R. 2 years ago • From Google

Rating

Bad

Long phone queues delay urgent care access

Disappointing service...the situation continues to deteriorate. My relative, an older patient, experienced a head injury and was instructed to telephone at 8am to arrange an appointment with a healthcare professional for the following day. When calling at 8am, they found themselves significantly far back in the queue. After describing their circumstances, they were informed that no appointments were available and were asked to try calling again the next morning. This pattern repeated on the subsequent day. I encouraged them to contact the out-of-hours service, through which they were promptly processed and directed to attend an urgent appointment at the local hospital with the emergency response team within an hour. This resulted in them receiving the necessary clinical assessments. The practice would benefit from significant changes and review, as current processes do not appear to reflect NHS principles and values.

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