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"Poor care"

About: Watford General Hospital / Ophthalmology

I was referred to the urgent eye clinic by my optician (Boots) who gave me a letter to take to A and E on 4th Sept. I could not blink/close my right eye without being in pain and had a permanent scratchy feeling in my eye. A and

E sent me to the urgent eye clinic who would not see me because the optician had not emailed even through I had a letter. I was seen the following day on 5th September 2018 and a foreign body was removed. The doctor on rotation ( I think) carefully examined my eye but could not locate the source of the problem. A more senior doctor reviewed the eye, found the problem and removed the foreign body under the eye lid. His attitude was very dismissive and it felt like I was wasting his time. He advised me to get some eye drops but then he saw some lying on the desk and said “here use these”. When

I got home, I opened the drops and they had already been used and seal was broken. As you can imagine I was quite dismayed by the whole experience. Boots not knowing that they had to email. A and E signposting straight to urgent eye clinic saying you have letter so you can go straight there and urgent eye clinic refusing to see me as “it isn’t a walk-in” and having to wait another day before being seen and then giving me used/open eye drops. It doesn’t feel like those involved are clear about the pathway or concerned about the quality of care.

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Response from Watford General Hospital 5 years ago
Watford General Hospital
Submitted on 12/10/2018 at 15:09
Published on nhs.uk at 16:06


We are sorry to hear about your experience. If you would like us to investigate this matter further on your behalf, please contact our PALS team on 01923 217198, or email PALS@whht.nhs.uk

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