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"Lost Referral"

About: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham / Neurology

(as the patient),

I had a letter in the post for the Neuro department for nerve testing at the QE hospital, it confirmed an appointment date and time, & I received a phone call the day before to check I was attending.

Upon arrival I booked in, took a seat there was called the the Neuro area. I was informed they didn't know why I was there, even though I had an appointment booked.  They couldn't find any referral as to what I needed doing.  I explained who had referred me and why, but was informed without the referral they couldn't do anything. I then waited over 1 hour and 30 min after my appointment time to be informed I had to go back to the consultant who referred me and ask them to re-refer me over. I informed I wasn't happy with this.

I tried calling the medical secretary of the consultant but they were off. I then realised I had a copy of the referral at home, so asked for a photo from a family member at home to be sent to me which it was.  The consultant was shocked when I showed them, asked where I had got it from; I informed them this was what you received to be able to book this appointment in.

I was disgusted by the treatment I received from the department. How can you lose a referral letter, can I ask where has my personal confidential information gone as they no longer had it?

The whole treatment was awful, not impressed.  This is the first time I have ever been to the QE, and sadly I have to return but I have lost all confidence I them now to deliver the correct treatment plan for me. 

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Response from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham 2 years ago
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Submitted on 30/03/2023 at 07:11
Published on nhs.uk at 14:22


Dear patient

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. We are really sorry to hear that your experience with the neurology department has not been a positive one and that you encountered so many serious issues at your recent appointment.

We are keen to listen to your concerns in more detail to understand more about what has happened and to try to resolve any outstanding issues. If you are happy to do this we'd strongly advise that you make contact with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) to provide your details. PALS are here to help and can be contacted by phone 0121 424 0808, by email PALS@uhb.nhs.uk or by contact form at https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/forms/contact-complaint-concern

Best wishes

James Cunningham

Patient Experience Facilitator at UHB

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