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"Left in tears"

About: Akerman Medical Practice

Despite lovely admin staff, ease of submitting e-consults and rapid telephone responses from the on-call GP, I have never felt so undervalued, dismissed or judged by Drs than I have since being registered with this practice in early 2022.

Each time I speak with a doctor from this practice I am rushed, told to not give so much information as it's difficult to write down, told to only answer questions I am asked.

I finish the phone call in tears most times, have never been offered a face to face appointment and always feel palmed off, not listened to and judged.

I understand that 10 mins to try and assess and make a management plan for a patient is so difficult to do. It is an unfair pressure you are being put under by external stakeholders however, please put your patients first.

Make them feel valued, listened too and understood. this may be just another day for you, but for the patient it's an anxiety inducing, worrying day/week leading up to it. Let alone actually plucking up the courage to make the appointment in the first place.

There are a couple of things I haven't been to this GP about and have left untreated and uninvestigated as I'm embarrassed and scared to talk to any of the GPs there. I also don't trust their management or desire to help.

I hate to write this review but my experience has been so awful on several different occasions - I find it difficult to understand the positive reviews left on this website.

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Response from Akerman Medical Practice nearly 2 years ago
Akerman Medical Practice
Submitted on 04/08/2023 at 16:46
Published on nhs.uk on 08/08/2023 at 20:56


Dear Patient,

Many thanks for taking the time to feedback on our service.

I'm sorry to hear about your experiences with our practice, and I want to sincerely apologise for any distress or frustration you've encountered during your interactions with our doctors. Your feedback is extremely valuable to us, and we take your concerns very seriously.

I genuinely appreciate your honesty in sharing your experience, as it gives us the opportunity to learn and grow. If you're willing, I encourage you to reach out to me directly so we can address your specific concerns and work toward a more positive experience moving forward.

I would like to investigate this further so this does not happen again and to feedback to the team and would great appreciate if you could email me or call the practice and ask for me.

Please email me at pm.akermanmedicalpractice@nhs.net

or by calling the practice at 0203 582 0000 and asking for the practice manager.

Kind Regards

Abdul Hassan

Practice Manager

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