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About: The Highfield Medical Centre

I had been registered at this surgery for 33 years, but have recently felt no option but to leave. Over this last few years things really seem to have gone down hill. I have had to constantly chase enquiries over and over again, as there is a massive lack of communication. It got to the point where I felt like a nuisance. The appointment system seems to change depending on the day. When I asked about this I was told it depends on how many clinicians are on, as to wether they are accepting routine appointments that day, even when advised to call back at 8am. Also several times e-consultations have gone missing, and often it takes over 48 hours for a response, and then often the response is you need to ring to make an appointment. Surely if the clinician feels you need to be seen, you should be contacted by the surgery to make an appointment. My husband was also registered here and he has had mistake after mistake, several times we have had to ring to challenge things and bring it to staffs attention to be corrected. There are a couple of reception staff that are friendly and helpful, but most of them are not very warm and welcoming and they are very abrupt. Reception staff also giving out clinical advice is not appropriate. I was prescribed something that I should not have been, when I called to ask for this to be queried with a doctor, I was told they wouldn’t have prescribed it if you couldn’t take it. When I insisted this was put through to someone clinical to check, no body ever called me back, it was from me calling again to be told yes, the doctor has come back and said don’t take it!

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Response from The Highfield Medical Centre 10 months ago
The Highfield Medical Centre
Submitted on 29/09/2024 at 11:53
Published on nhs.uk at 11:53


Dear Patient,

Many thanks for your feedback and your honest opinions regarding the service you have received. As the Practice Manager across the sites this is not the level of service we endeavour to provide, therefore I would like to apologise on behalf of the surgery.

I appreciate your decision to remain anonymous, however, if you do wish to contact myself directly, please feel free to contact the surgery via email (bvhwc.bramleyvillage@nhs.net) or if you do call the surgery, please notify staff that I have asked you to get in touch.

This would be very much appreciated so that we can listen back to the phone calls you have made and therefore we can learn from any mistakes that may have been made. Further to this, I would appreciate the chance to fully investigate some of the issues highlighted, for example the missing e-consultations and the clinical advice that has been proven to be incorrect.

Please be assured that your feedback will be used productively within training days and staff meetings to review how we can improve the service.

Once again, I want to outline my apologies for the service you have experienced.

Yours sincerely, Adam Bolton, Practice Manager, Bramley Village Health and Wellbeing Centre.

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