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"Waiting for Biopsy Results"

About: Belfast City Hospital / Breast Imaging

(as the patient),

Due to receive my biopsy results yesterday, a few days before the Holidays via phone call at 2.45.

I received a call from booking appointments to let me know of a appointment for last week of December around 1.30pm same day, I explained that I am actually waiting on the Consultant ringing me today the staff said it must be a follow up.

No call came I waited until 3.45 as it said it can be one hour before or one after. I called the number and spoke to a lovely guy Robert who I asked to contact the Consultant via email as I am anxious enough without waiting another day.

He did do this but I waited in hope that I would still get the call, at 4.50 I called back again and Robert answered saying he has been informed that my Pathology results are not back I explained that it not good enough and I am very unhappy as it is a anxious time without no clear communication especially from the breast team.

I thanked him as I am aware he was admin staff and he should not have had to pass this information on without any further explanation. Anxious wait over the holiday period.

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Response from Chris Thomas, Service Manager, Surgery and Specialist Services, Belfast HSC Trust 4 months ago
Chris Thomas
Service Manager, Surgery and Specialist Services,
Belfast HSC Trust
Submitted on 07/01/2025 at 11:28
Published on Care Opinion at 11:28


Dear Clarke79,

I am sorry to read of your poor experience, but thank you for highlighting this to the Trust through Care Opinion.

I am the Service Manager for Breast Surgery and I would ask you to get in touch with me via my e-mail on chris.thomas@belfasttrust.hscni.net so I can by assured you have now received your results.

I again apologise most sincerely for your poor experience and please accept my apologies for my delayed response as I was on leave unexpectedly.

Kind regards

Chris

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