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Warren W. one year ago • From Google

Rating

Bad

Terrible service and incompetent staff at clinic

If I could give this place -2 stars I would. Receptionist is atrocious, discourteous and utterly incompetent. The environment is filthy, depressing and thoroughly unpleasant; moreover most elevator buttons are non-functional. I was incorrectly diagnosed today by a "paramedic" who took 4 hours to have a GP sign my prescription, which I was told would take an hour to "prepare" the prescription (how is this individual qualified to operate as a GP and prescribe medicine) so I went for a second opinion in Broomfield A&E. The GP there provided a correct diagnosis without the need for medication, as it was viral and not bacterial. The overwhelming stench of bargain basement cologne on the paramedic was repulsive and the receptionist's tone of voice is embarrassingly unprofessional. Reception desperately needs interpersonal training on how to handle unwell people. (It's simple - be positive, constructive and actually demonstrate care for your patients) I'm changing my GP ASAP! 5 star reviews on this forum are clearly from friends or family because it's a deplorable service. 2024 update - Unfortunately, unless we go private we're compelled to use the same doctor surgery due to our location, so here we go again. Imagine calling at 08:01 and being 24th in the queue. Wait on the phone for 17min to get to number 14 and have the line drop. Call back and you are put to the back of the queue, 24 again. The system is prehistoric and honestly it's fundamentally unfair!

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