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"Wasted journey"

About: Adult Health & Support Services / Vaccinations Service

(as a service user),

Late last year I started dialysis. I was advised I'd need a course of Hepatitis B vaccine over 6 months. This should have been the last. The letter arrived in February for an appointment in May. I turned up early in the morning but was told that they'd got the date wrong as it was 5 days short of 6 months. They told me to leave and go home and they would send me a new appointment. 

I later got a call from a member of staff who said their manager sent their apology and they said they'd send out a new appointment. My journey is 20 miles. It's been a wasted journey, wasted fuel, and wasted time. I feel frustrated because whenever you go there are nurses sat about who appear to be doing nothing. It's a waste of nursing staff who could be in hospitals, in my view.

Why would you send someone to a vaccine centre when I'm in a hospital 3 times a week having dialysis? I could get the vaccine there. It seems ridiculous. The staff were friendly and it's not their fault. But if feels like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

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Response from Tobias Tipper, General Manager, Covid Vaccination Programme , Vaccinations Service, South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership 17 months ago
Tobias Tipper
General Manager, Covid Vaccination Programme , Vaccinations Service,
South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership
Submitted on 24/05/2024 at 10:49
Published on Care Opinion at 10:54


Dear conditionercc95,

Thank you for sharing your experience regarding your recent Hepatitis B vaccine appointment. I sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and frustration caused.

Your suggestion to receive the vaccine during your regular dialysis sessions is practical and noted. However, there are several factors preventing this at the moment.

We regret the scheduling error and any waste of your time. While I am pleased to hear our staff were friendly, I acknowledge this does not mitigate the inconvenience.

To address this issue fully and prevent future occurrences, please contact our Patient Affairs Team at PatientAffairs.Primarycare@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. They will collect all the relevant information to enable us to fully investigate.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are committed to resolving this promptly and improving our services.

Yours sincerely,

Tobias Tipper

General Manager

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