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Saffron C. 2 years ago • From Google

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Bad

Reception staff pleasant but prescription handling let me down

I have been attending this practice for approximately a year. While the nursing and reception staff have been pleasant, I have experienced the clinical staff and prescription administration team as somewhat unresponsive to my concerns. I was referred to accident and emergency with a digestive complaint, and this occurred on more than one occasion. In retrospect, it appears that medication could have been prescribed at the practice level rather than requiring emergency department attendance. Additionally, there were complications with a repeat prescription being directed to an incorrect pharmacy. During this process, I felt blamed by the prescription administration team for allegedly changing my pharmacy multiple times, which was not accurate. I was also made to feel at fault for not being able to conveniently access the alternative pharmacy they had suggested. The prescription remained uncollected for two weeks as it never arrived at my intended pharmacy. It subsequently emerged that the prescription had been cancelled but was never forwarded to the correct location. When I raised this, I was informed that responsibility lay with my pharmacy, and the practice did not acknowledge their role in the initial error or in failing to correctly resend the prescription once I had requested this. The medication in question was for a mental health condition, and the delay in receiving it significantly impacted my wellbeing during this period. I eventually felt compelled to contact the practice management team to resolve the prescription issue, as I felt too anxious to communicate further with the prescription administration team, particularly following a call during which I felt dismissed when I explained I was unable to collect from the suggested pharmacy location.

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