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Leigh L. one year ago • From Google

Rating

Bad

Phone queue system makes booking appointments impossible

If I could rate lower I would. I have given up on expecting this surgery to take action on anything. I haven't had a consultation with the specialist nurse in 2 years. A hospital prescribed medication that the surgery would not dispense until I underwent a clinical assessment. I telephoned daily for over two weeks and was repeatedly told there were no available slots and to contact them the following day. Twelve months on, I require another clinical assessment and laboratory tests. When I ring, I'm instructed to call back after 15:30. I ring back at that time only to learn I'm ninth in the queue. I select the option for a callback but nobody ever contacts me. I ring again and am informed all slots are booked and I should try calling tomorrow for an appointment the following week. I mention that I work at a hospital with 12 hour shifts and cannot ring back at that time, and the response was essentially indifferent. How this surgery received a positive regulatory rating is incomprehensible to me. Even if you're available and willing to spend the entire day on hold, getting an appointment still feels like pure chance, yet whenever you visit in person the waiting area is empty. This is a large surgery serving a substantial population, yet everyone experiences the same difficulties. It's unacceptable.

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