"Patient Waiting Time Failure"

After suffering with extreme pain back in 2006 I eventually received my 1st total hip replacement in 2018 with the knowledge that i would eventually require a second total hip replacement on my other hip. I managed to soldier on until 2022 when I then met with the consultant who sent me for an MRI. I was under the impression I was on a waiting list for surgery following the MRI in 2022.

Fast forward to April 2025 when I then contacted the hospital to enquire as to my status on the waiting list, only to be total that the MRI results had not reached the consultant and I had not been placed on the waiting list for surgery. Following my enquiry, I received an apology letter and received an appointment to again meet with the consultant to have another x-ray, after which they agreed to add me to the urgent waiting list for surgery (June 2025).

Once again after not receiving any further notice, I contacted the consultant's secretary, only to be told that I had not been added to the priority waiting list.

I now find myself after 3 years of waiting following my initial appointment with this consultant and nearly 20 years of pain that my mobility is now so bad I am unable to live a meaningful life.

After receiving such great care over the past few years on other health related issues, I have lost all of the respect I had the NHS as it is no longer patient focused and relies on the patient to constantly check on NHS managed waiting times.