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"Issues contacting Dr due to medication running out"

About: Chapel Allerton Hospital

To start with this review is to do specifically with the above issue, I personally find the hospital and its staff on my numerous visits over the years to have been excellent.

So long story short - I have had two appointments at the hospital (end march 17 & Mid May 17) and informed hospital that I had not had a call regarding delivery of my medication. I was assured on both occasions that this would be sorted and that I would be provided with my medication to continue my treatment un-interrupted.

Sadly this has not happened and I now have no medication.

I tried and after numerous attempts finally spoke to someone who again assured me they would chase up and give me a call back to update on the issue.

I am still awaiting an update. I have also today tried to call through circa 20+ times to speak to someone in the department / consultant secretary to get an update but am having no luck what so ever. I know someone is there as on some occasions the line has been busy.....

I am now so frustrated that I feel that I have to write this review and quite simply hope that my issue is an isolated occurrence and that no one else has to deal with this.

I also hope that this gets the hospital to look at how these issues are addressed in future as wasting (in effect) 1 hr of my time (just on the phone) is just crazy.

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Response from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 6 years ago
Submitted on 26/07/2017 at 11:33
Published on Care Opinion at 11:39


Dear Anonymous

Thank you for taking the time to write to us.

I am very sorry to hear about the delays with your medication and understand that this must be a very worrying time for you. Hopefully, you will have heard something by now.

If you have not received your medication I would happy to look into the matters you have raised, however, there is not enough information included in your post for me to investigate further, I would therefore ask that you contact our Trust’s Patient Advise and Liaison Service (PALS).

This would allow us look into the matters you have raised and contact the relevant management to see why there has been a delay. This would also allow us to see what lessons we could learn from your experience.

Please call our Patient Advise and Liaison Service (PALS) on 0113 206 6261 or alternatively email patientexperience.leedsth@nhs.net

Rosie

Senior Nurse

Patient Experience

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