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"Dismal attitude "

I was seen for less than 15 minutes and was told I had an incurable disease in both eyes. There was no kindness or sympathy and no bedside manner. I was simply told to use the eye drops which were prescribed and that further down the line I might be able to have inserts or surgery. That was it. Out the door I was sent while I was still in shock. To make matters worse I had to chase the clinic for the prescription and was told they had tried to send it to my GP but a glitch prevented it going through. If I hadn't chased nothing would have been done to enable me to get the medication I need. Whatever damage is done to my eyes is permanent but two weeks after my appointment I'm still awaiting the medication. Further, because of cancelled appointments and not being called back as soon as I should have been has resulted in an entire year of waiting to be diagnosed. An entire year for my eye disease to worsen. An appalling experience all round

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Response from Community Health and Eyecare Limited 10 months ago
Community Health and Eyecare Limited
Submitted on 19/08/2024 at 15:35
Published on nhs.uk at 15:35


Dear Purdi,

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear of your dissatisfaction following your contact with CHEC. We wish to assure you that we expect a high standard of care to be provided for all our patients.

We never wish for our patients to deem the service negatively and strive to ensure our patients are cared for and remain well informed throughout their treatment. We are again sorry to hear of your dissatisfaction.

We always try to limit cancellations whenever possible but there may be times when this is unavoidable due to staff sickness and other unexpected factors, we will in these instances notify patients at the earliest possibility, we apologise if we were unable to contact you and for any inconvenience caused.

Should you wish to discuss any concerns further please email us on customerservices@communityeyecare.org.uk or call on 0344 264 4160.

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