My son requires treatment - which is only provided at Derriford (out patient clinics at the local hospital were stopped......)
Waiting times for these appointments are awkward- and we are lucky to get one.....
To get my son to hospital I have to take a day off work (it’s about a three hour round trip to Derriford + waiting & clinic times...)
My son is studying for his A Levels - and has had to take a day off College fr the appointment........valuable study time lost.....
Imagine the frustration to be phoned up 4 hours before the clinic time to be informed that the Consultant has phoned in sick and ALL of his clinic has been cancelled - I cannot believe that for a hospital the size of Derriford there is no backup procedure/consulatancy to deal with this......
The next available appointment is (possibly) at the end of April - a further 6 weeks wait!
We have had to make an emergency appointment at our local Doctors now so that he can receive some treatment.......
I find this level of service totally unacceptable!
"Cancelled appointment - late notice...."
About: Derriford Hospital / General medicine Derriford Hospital General medicine PL6 8DH
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