I visited my GP because I was feeling exhausted and strange and they sent me straight to the hospital because of abnormal neurological signs. After tests and scans I was transferred to the Stroke Ward. The following day I was examined by a neurologist, because a stroke had been ruled out.
They said I needed more tests, but they might take a week to organise, and if I chose I could go home to wait for them. So very soon afterwards I was told that I would be discharged that evening, regardless of how late it might be once the arrangements had been made. So I staggered off, with no advice on how to cope with my symptoms or what I could do for rehabilitation. It seemed that the Stroke Unit had washed their hands of me, and I was given no name or contact details for the neurology team I'd been passed on to. Now a week later I've heard nothing about any tests, or even if they are going to happen, and I have no way of enquiring.
"Poor communication after hospital discharge"
About: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus / Neurology Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus Neurology NG7 2UH
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