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Mandy L. 4 years ago • From Google

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Bad

Reception staff were dismissive and raised their voice

I had a very negative experience during a recent phone call with reception staff. The person I spoke with came across as dismissive and unhelpful, which left me feeling stressed and uncomfortable. I was given the impression during a previous call that I would receive a callback from a clinician, so I arranged time off work to be available. However, when I called back after waiting in the queue for a considerable time, I was told that no callback had been arranged, contradicting what I understood from our earlier conversation. During this call, the staff member's tone was sharp and raised, which made my existing anxiety worse. I subsequently became confused about appointment details and missed an appointment I had been waiting months for. When I apologised for the mix-up, the response was curt and made me feel worse about an already upsetting situation. The call ended abruptly after the lengthy wait. While I recognise that clinical staff have demanding schedules, I felt there was a significant discrepancy between what I was initially told and what I was later informed, and this was not handled with sensitivity. The overall interaction left me feeling dismissed and upset. I intend to raise a formal complaint about this experience, as I felt the service fell short of what I would expect and the manner in which the call concluded has affected me considerably.

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