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"Antenatal and Radiology are not the same..."

About: King George Hospital / General medicine

Arrived in time for my appointment in antenatal for a scan only to be re-directed to radiology.

For a fact, the hospital knows that they send the incorrect details to patients detailing where they need to be yet clearly expect that the patient will be redirected in time for them to make their appointment.

This isn't necessarily the case if the patient has to queue at reception, have information checked, find the 'correct' department, queue at the correct reception only then to find out whether or not the doctor will see them.

A receptionist told me in no uncertain terms that they are 'fighting' to get the correct information on their letters.

It is beyond me that a fight needs to be had here - clearly enough patients are missing their appointments due to this error that the hospital knows about!

The receptionist told me "you'll have to wait and see if the doctor is good enough to give you another appointment"...really...???

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Response from King George Hospital 4 years ago
King George Hospital
Submitted on 28/10/2019 at 17:00
Published on nhs.uk on 30/10/2019 at 18:45


Thank you for taking the time to make us aware of your experience, I am so sorry to hear the concerns that you have raised. I will discuss your feedback with the team to find out why there is incorrect location appointment information being sent to our patients and I will try to rectify this so this does not happen again the the future. If however you would like to discuss your concerns further, then please contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 01708 435 454 or by email bhrut.pals@nhs.net. Once again, thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback.

Kind Regards

Clare Bailey

Professional Lead for AHP’s & Nursing Cancer and Clinical Support

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