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"Made the experience a pleasant one"

About: Crieff Community Hospital / South Community Treatment & Care (CTAC) team

(as the patient),

I had an appointment at Crieff Cottage Hospital recently, and was quite surprised that there was no front of house receptionists, as I'd often seen the Hospital to be quite busy, very unusual indeed. Therefore I did not know which area I was to wait, after sitting in the front area, and not seeing anyone; I eventually asked a very kind gentlemen/patient, if I was seated in the correct area to have my blood drawn; to which he said no.

 I then moved up to area 2, and waited a while longer; until I eyed someone in uniform, and gave her my name; after which she later called me up. Wendy the Phlebotomist was extremely professional and apologized for the wait, and explained that there was no Receptionist this day. Truth be told, I don't even remember her putting in the needle and drawing blood, she was that good! She made the experience a pleasant one, as I'd not eaten or had anything to drink at all that day; typically when I have to fast, I can get extremely light headed. I would highly recommend anyone not liking having blood drawn, to go to Wendy, she's a real asset to the NHS.

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Response from Sharon Sime, South Community Treatment & Care (CTAC) team, Perth and Kinross Health & Social Care Partnership last month
Sharon Sime
South Community Treatment & Care (CTAC) team,
Perth and Kinross Health & Social Care Partnership
Submitted on 21/05/2025 at 14:03
Published on Care Opinion at 14:03


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Dear Iona,

Thank you for taking the time to post feedback for the Community Treatment and Care service and I am so pleased to hear you had a good experience with Wendi. It is invaluable to the staff to hear the positive impact they make on patients when delivering the service. I will ensure this feedback is shared with Wendi and the wider team including our managers.

We are sorry you experienced an issue with there being no reception cover in Crieff on the day you attended. Please accept our apologies for this. We are looking at ways to improve our current reception cover across our community sites.
Thanks again,

Sharon Sime

Senior Charge Nurse

Community care and Treatment Service

Perth & Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership

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