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"Appalling outpatient communication"

About: Colchester General Hospital

When I received my appointment letter,for a planned procedure,I enquired straight away where it was as I knew their was not a clacton ward at colchester hospital. I even had a phone call the week before to confirm the date,time and clacton. 3 day diet and bowel prep. on arrival no one there. A member of reception team who noticed we had been waiting on the cameras came to assist us, managed to find another member of staff who contacted colchester hospital,to find I should have gone there. To you both, I cant thank you enough for getting them to wait untill we travelled there and got my procedure done. To the person who phoned me and told me to go to clacton,you should be disciplined for the stress and upset you caused. When appointment letters are sent out make sure they have the correct location on.

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Response from Steve Bruce, Patient Experience Lead, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust last week
Steve Bruce
Patient Experience Lead,
East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust
Submitted on 24/04/2024 at 15:12
Published on Care Opinion at 15:12


Many thanks for leaving your comments and I am sorry that on this occasion the communication prior to your appointment was not as expected and for any inconvenience caused. I have made sure that your compliments and comments have been passed onto the relevant teams. We would like to look into this further but require some more information to do this, could you please contact me at your convenience on 01473 702101. Many thanks Steve Bruce - Patient Experience Team

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