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"Heart failure patient eith serious norovirus"

Waited three hours in agony - had norovirus severe form, hadnt slept eaten or been able to drink anything prior to coming in for three days! Have heart failure too!! In the end i saw a nurse at medocc who was only interested in hearing the distressing experience and very uneeded details of my cancer when i was 11 years old and kept on repeating how terrible i looked physically and that my life has been so terrible medicsl wise that they were surprised iv made it this far. Made me do urine test to check i was pregnant even though iv not had sex in years. I found it hard to go to toilet cause of pain in my bones. And cyctitis test and said i was hydrated enough even tho my urine was dark orange. Sent me away with no pain relief and i was in 8/10 agony. The nurse said 'we dont give pain relief'. 8 days later i am still extremely unwell and have had no sleep. I called up to find out who this 'assistance nurse' was and why i didnt see a doctor??? Receptionist was rude and said they cant tell me and didnt want to know. I am only 32 years old. Had i been much older this could be fatal. I needed IV fluids and pain relief at least for a few days! What is wrong with your staff?! What are you going to do about this? This isnt putting the patient first this is abuse to a patient who is sick and cant fend for themselves!

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Response from Quayside House Medocc 8 years ago
Quayside House Medocc
Submitted on 06/01/2017 at 16:54
Published on nhs.uk on 07/01/2017 at 01:35


We are sorry to hear that you were left dissatisfied following your consultation at MedOCC. MedOCC is staffed by a combination of GPs and advanced nurse practitioners, and the nurse who saw you was fully experienced in the assessment of illnesses such as yours. We are also sorry for the delay you experienced. This was due to the extremely high numbers of cases we were responding to that day, many of which had the norovirus that you were suffering from. If you would like to discuss this further please contact our customer care team on medwaycustomercare@nhs.net

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