"Broken foot"

I originally injured my foot last year during my work.  I attended A&E on several occasions but with over 8 & 12hrs waiting and 2 young children, I was unable to wait. 

I contacted my doctor and got a letter to attend X-ray at Hairmyres hospital. I was told my results would go back to my GP. 

I called my GP for my results, to be told that they weren’t yet available. I called again 2 weeks later then 3 weeks later, to be told my results were still not available.  I called Hairmyres, X-ray dept. to be told that the results were sent earlier that month and my GP should have them. I called my GP once and when I called again later that day, I was told that an appt was made for me.

I had my phone call today with a GP, who has told me my foot is broken and that I should be elevating and non weight bearing and apparently being referred to orthopaedics.  My foot is extremely sore and bruised.  I only got my results as I pushed for them and need them for my work ,as I don’t want to be off if I don’t have to be. 

I feel this length of time to wait on an x-ray result is completely unacceptable. The results are uploaded immediately, and I think the radiologist should report them the same day, not 3 weeks later. I have now been mobilising on a broken foot for 3 weeks and who know what damage I have done in doing so.  

You don’t want people attending A&E if not an emergency, but your other routes of being seen are not working from my experience. I believe I should have been notified that a fracture had been seen the same day. To say I am disappointed is an understatement.