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About: Alvanley Family Practice

My daughter filled in online as she has come home form work with sore throat, she was advised to attend a chemist, which she did. The they stated viral infection, within 2 seconds.

the nest day my daughter filled in another online report, as her throat had white lump..clearly infected, which was ignored.

this morning i have rang and been on hold(not an issue) but then the female that answered the phone i can only desc as being rude,she ended the call abruptly after i asked who would get the call back me or my daughter. she has then called my daughter and been equally rude, and curt towards her, then ended the call on her. i myself have been at Alvenley for nearly 50 years, i barely use the doctor and we just get on with things, and to be honest it is just aswell, this recpetionist has not an ounce of courtesy, she is nothing but rude and abrupt towards the patients, if i was in a position to attend the appointment my daughter has now managed to get via said female i would, and point out, that as tax payers we are entitled to see a doctor, the appointments are not paid for by her and that her manner is not only intimidating( not wonder my 18 yr old didn't want to ring) but wrong on every level. i hope that may be she had a bad half hour this morning, but i doubt it. fortunately for her i didn't get her name, but next time i or my family dare to be poorly don't worry i will make sure i get it. i am. i apologise for sounding a little off, but i too work for a public service and as such, you have to be nice, we are not regular or repeat callers and her attitude has left me a little annoyed. thank you

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Response from Alvanley Family Practice 14 months ago
Alvanley Family Practice
Submitted on 06/06/2024 at 14:35
Published on nhs.uk at 14:35


Dear Claire

We are sorry that you felt our standards fell short today. I am the Operations Manager and I have managed to listen to your initial call this morning at 08.46, confirming that your daughter had attended a local chemist and was referred back to a GP. You request an appointment and our receptionist goes on to ask supplementary questions. The call closes with confirmation that she will ask the on call GP to look at the request today, confirming he will call your daughter back. I am sorry if you felt that this call was ended abruptly.

The next call is at 09.44 when another member of team calls your daughter and asks if she can come in to see the GP at 3pm today, that call was brief but certainly not curt.

We do record all of our calls for training purposes and I will happily replay these calls with the two members of the team to see if there are points we can learn from. I am happy for you to also attend the practice if you wish to hear these calls back for yourself.

Once again, I am sorry that you feel your experience today was poor and I can assure you that we take all feedback very seriously.

Thanks you for reading my response, Sharon.

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