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"Last minute cancellation"

About: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

After having had a really positive experience up until this point, I was shocked to have had my diagnostic excision cancelled less than an hour before the appointment was due to take place.

As a person who struggles with anxiety, I was already feeling apprehensive and had had family travel down from Liverpool to take me to and from the hospital as I'm prone to fainting. They had already arrived when I was told by human error my slot had been double booked and that there was nothing else available on the same day.

As a result my family unnecessarily spent money and time out of work to come down to Birmingham and will be doing the same at my rescheduled appointment, as they recommend you bring someone with you. If someone had checked the schedule the day prior, this could have been avoided.

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Response from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham 5 months ago
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Submitted on 30/01/2025 at 13:27
Published on nhs.uk at 13:27


Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham – apologies for the delayed response. We are really sorry to hear that you experienced a cancellation due to a human error.We can only apologise to you and your family for the inconvenience and we fell short of our usual high standard.

If you think it’s helpful we are keen to listen to your concerns in more detail and to try to help if there are any outstanding issues - or things we can learn from. If you are happy to do this please make contact with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) to provide your details. They can be contacted by phone 0121 424 0808, by email PALS@uhb.nhs.uk, or by contact form at https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/forms/contact-complaint-concern

Best wishes

Patient Experience Team

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