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"Bad day from start to finish."

About: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Upon arrival I found that the car park was no longer available.

I had to find a car parking space on the street.

It was a long way from the hospital, I am disabled.

Why could they not have told me that the car park was no longer in use so that I could have made other arrangments?

I arrived at reception where I waited for almost 10 minutes for a receptionist with no luck.

I was later informed that the receptionists had "gone for a drink, everybody has to drink".

When I left the hospital one hour later the reception desk was still unmanned.

During my career the reception desks were never left unmanned.

Why was reception unmanned and why do the receptionists all have to go for a drink at the same time?

I found my way to the departmental reception where I was told that I had to see another reception and then report back.

I then got lost.

A kind member of staff told me the way to the required reception.

I was not well received.

The receptionist had no idea what was going on, blaming it on the computer.

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Response from Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust 6 years ago
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Submitted on 18/10/2017 at 14:32
Published on nhs.uk at 15:33


We are very sorry to hear about your experience at the hospital today.

We do always try and alert people when we have to make changes to car parking arrangements because we know this is important.

If you would like to make contact with our patient advice and liaison service (PALS@ngh.nhs.uk or telephone 01604 545784) and discuss you concerns with them regarding reception arrangements they will be able to follow this up for you with the relevant departments and make them aware of the issues you have identified so they can be addressed.

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