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"Lack of help from local health centre"

About: General practices in Ayrshire & Arran

(as a service user),

I will be 70 in a few weeks. I have had excruciating pain in my leg for nearly two weeks. I have been diagnosed with nerve damage due to previous spinal surgery and the pain clinic have prescribed duloxetine which hasn’t yet had any effect.

I contacted my health centre this morning as the pain is unbearable. I can’t stand or walk more than a few steps and have to crawl up the stairs on my hands and knees. I asked for a home visit as I couldn’t walk to get in the car or to the surgery. I was told that it was neither an emergency nor was I registered for a home visit. All the appointments for today were taken ( which was irrelevant as I can’t get to the surgery ) and was told to phone tomorrow for an appointment. No matter how I tried to explain that I wouldn’t be able to get to the surgery, they told me there was nothing they could do. I tried to insist that I at least spoke to a doctor, but the receptionist said they were terminating the call and hung up! I am left with the pain and no help. I have looked at the Scottish Government charter and to me my rights have been breached. I am so disgusted and left with nowhere to go.

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Response from Danielle McNaught, Business Manager, Primary and Urgent Care, NHS Ayrshire & Arran 3 weeks ago
Danielle McNaught
Business Manager, Primary and Urgent Care,
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Submitted on 25/09/2025 at 12:54
Published on Care Opinion at 12:54


Dear Lizzyw

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us via Care Opinion. I am very sorry to hear of the experience you have described at your GP Practice.

The Primary Care Team can liaise with your GP Practice to make them aware of your comments and feedback. To do this, please can you send an email to HSCPAdmin@east-ayrshire.gov.uk (marked for the attention of Primary Care with the title of your Care Opinion post) providing your details and the name of the GP Practice you are registered with. If you wish to remain anonymous, we can feed back your comments to the GP Practice for their awareness and learning.

I really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. I am so very sorry you feel it has not been positive on this occasion.

Kind regards

Danielle

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