JB

Joe B. 3 years ago • From Google

Rating

Bad

Medication refill system leaves patient repeatedly without inhalers

I have been experiencing a persistent problem with the repeat ordering of my respiratory medications for several months now. The core issue is that the interval between prescription issue dates is insufficient, causing me to deplete my inhalers before I am able to place a new order through the online system. This means I find myself needing to submit custom requests via the portal each month, which are frequently rejected, despite my clearly communicating each time that my medication supply is running critically low or already exhausted. This situation feels particularly risky given my respiratory condition and the fact that I am currently under specialist care with additional health considerations being monitored. I have dealt with this same problem repeatedly over the past year. I am not overusing my medications. However, I do require one of my inhalers approximately every five hours. The prescription intervals need to be adjusted to reflect my actual usage patterns. Despite raising this issue multiple times during appointments and telephone consultations with various members of staff, no action has been taken. I feel unheard and unsupported. The monthly stress of managing this cycle is exhausting, and the potential health risks are concerning. I have now completely run out of one inhaler and am critically low on another, which means I will need to contact the out-of-hours service for emergency prescriptions after the surgery closes. This adds further stress, particularly as the expectation is to contact the surgery during working hours, yet the phone lines are consistently unanswerable. The standard of care at this practice has declined significantly. The service was once excellent, but it is now inadequate with insufficient regard for patient wellbeing. Telephone access is extremely difficult. I have decided to transfer my registration to another local practice. I am frustrated, exhausted, and deeply dissatisfied with the lack of support and responsiveness I have received. I intend to share this feedback on the NHS platform and other relevant review sites. As a final note, I recently received advice suggesting I should use one of my inhalers only every few days, which does not align with my clinical needs.

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