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"Vaccine appointment letter never sent out"

About: NHS Fife / COVID-19 Vaccination Service

(as a service user),

I realised that I didn't receive a phone call for my RSV Vaccine so I phoned up the Immunisation Centre and was told, by a rather abrupt member of staff that I was a no show and that I was sent a letter with an appointment on it. They told me it wasn't possible to book another appointment at that time and I would have to phone back in a couple of days.

I phoned back up a couple of days later to book my appointment, which I then went to. The nurses, and senior nurse, at St Andrews Community Hospital, were lovely, no complaints about them whatsoever.

I was told by the senior nurse that she was worried they wouldn't have enough vaccines for everyone turning up because it turns out that, similar to my situation, a lot of other people did not get their letters telling them about their appointment, and the immunisation centre said we could turn up on that day, much to the surprise of the senior nurse and their team.

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Response from Charmaine Bremner, Lead Nurse, Community Immunisation Service, NHS Fife 8 months ago
Charmaine Bremner
Lead Nurse, Community Immunisation Service,
NHS Fife
Submitted on 11/09/2024 at 16:29
Published on Care Opinion at 20:31


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Thank you septemberwr55 for taking the time to write about your experience regarding your RSV phone conversation and appointment.

I hope you don't mind but I would like to discuss your experience further, and I wonder if you would be able to give me a call on this number 07813 724368. I would like to discuss about why I don't think you got a letter, and I think it is important that as a service we try to find out more about this.

I hope you can find the time to give me a quick call.

Many thanks.

Charmaine Bremner

Lead Nurse

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