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Daniel C. one year ago • From Google

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Bad

Phone queues make booking appointments nearly impossible

I believe it would be simpler to land a spacecraft on the moon whilst blindfolded with your hands restrained, following instructions in Chinese, than it is to secure an appointment at this practice, as whenever you call you find yourself as number 76 in the queue and you could crawl across the entire village faster than it takes for someone to pick up the phone. The question is, how challenging can it really be to employ additional staff to answer phones? These issues have persisted for quite some time with different explanations provided. A quick look at previous reviews confirms this pattern. Initially, the excuse was insufficient staffing due to the pandemic, then it became a new telephone system, and subsequently staff development requirements. Suggestion for the management team. Monitor the volume of calls received daily, then work out how many calls a single person can handle in a day. Next, divide the total daily calls by that figure and you'll determine the staffing level needed. If you require 4 people and currently have 2, this problem becomes solvable by recruiting 2 additional staff members. Problem resolved. I've just noticed I've progressed 2 positions further up the queue, which is rather encouraging. To make the waiting period more bearable, we occasionally dance in the kitchen to the background music. Should you not have experienced this, I'd recommend giving it a go as it's an excellent way to occupy the time, though it does become exhausting after an extended period.

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