Ossett Surgery
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Tony B. 2 years ago • From Google
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Getting an appointment is nearly impossible. When you finally secure one, you're assigned a random doctor unfamiliar with your medical history who rushes through the consultation. It took me four years to receive a diagnosis after repeatedly reporting my pain, significantly reducing my treatment prospects. I've been attempting to book an appointment all week for my 10-year-old son suffering from a persistent, severe cough. Consistently, I cannot connect with the surgery. On the rare occasion I do reach someone, I'm told all slots are filled and they're overwhelmed. Their suggestion? Try the walk-in centre (with enormous waiting times - is this what my tax contributions fund? Being directed to wait five hours in a crowded waiting room) or call 111. It's no surprise hospitals and the NHS are overburdened when patients cannot access basic medical care. Continuously allowing population growth and constructing new housing developments without expanding medical facilities is utterly ridiculous. I'm seriously considering relocating due to the area's abysmal healthcare provision. Someone must be held accountable for this healthcare disaster. During my childhood, doctors would visit patients at home. Those compassionate days are long gone, despite remarkable technological advances over three decades. We're regressing, allowing our most critical services to disintegrate. My frustration and anxiety about the current healthcare system in Ossett are indescribable. The service is appalling, and without accountability, this decline will persist. Our collective future and our children's well-being are at risk when these fundamental issues remain unaddressed. If the current system cannot manage patient volume, the leadership must urgently advocate for additional local medical facilities. Someone on the administrative board must take responsibility and drive meaningful change. People and children are suffering needlessly.
Claire W.