"The agony and anxiety of waiting is horrific"

About: Rotherham Hospital / Dermatology Rotherham Hospital Dermatology Rotherham S60 2UD Royal Hallamshire Hospital / Dermatology Royal Hallamshire Hospital Dermatology S10 2JF

Posted by Worriedforthefuture (as a service user), 5 days ago

I had a biopsy end of April 2025 and still have no results. I am told this is now at Sheffield and could be another 2 months until I get results. I feel this is beyond appalling and the agony and anxiety of waiting is horrific. For anyone waiting to hear if you have cancer, the wait time needs to be urgently looked at.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 26/06/2025 at 11:32

Published on Care Opinion at 11:32

We are really sorry to read about the long wait you are experiencing to find out the results of your biopsy which was taken at the end of April. It is understandable that you feel extremely anxious waiting for the results to be communicated to you.
Reading your comments, as I understand it, your biopsy was taken in Rotherham but you have been advised that this is now with Sheffield.
So that we can investigate this matter for you and provide you with further information, please contact our PALS team on 0114 271 2400 or by emailing sth.pals@nhs.net. The PALS team will ask you to share some personal details in order for us to investigate this matter for you. We would also recommend speaking to the PALS team at Rotherham if required.
We are sorry about the delay to receiving your results that you are experiencing, and
Once again we are really sorry to read about the delay to receiving your results, and would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best with any ongoing care.

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Samantha Robinson

Head of Patient Experience,

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 26/06/2025 at 15:22

Published on Care Opinion at 15:22

Hello, my name is Samantha, Head of Patient Experience and Involvement at Rotherham Hospital. As STH PALS have advised can you please contact our PALS team who will be able to investigate the matter for you. Please contact our PALS team on 01709 424461 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm or alternatively you can email the team at the following address, your.experience@nhs.net
Kindest regards Samantha

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