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"My mother's ENT care at Hairmyers hospital."

About: University Hospital Hairmyres / Ear, Nose & Throat

(as a relative),

I attended an out patient appointment in ENT today with my mum. My mum has suffered from chronic OCD her whole adult life and was very anxious about her appointment for weeks. As such she asked me to attend with her for support. When she was asked to come in I was told I could not go with her as the room was too small, we quickly explained the situation but we're still told it was not possible. My mum went in alone and reported the staff were very kind and helpful but she was visibly shaking when she came out. I am an NHS clinician myself and understand we are all pushed for space but the patients experience should be as positive as possible and I felt once we explained more effort should have been made to accommodate my mum. 

Thank you

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Response from Cameron Sharkey, Service Manager for Surgical & Critical Care Services, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire 4 years ago
Cameron Sharkey
Service Manager for Surgical & Critical Care Services, University Hospital Hairmyres,
NHS Lanarkshire
Submitted on 04/11/2019 at 15:29
Published on Care Opinion at 15:29


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Dear Strider,

Thanks very much for taking the time to provide the feedback above. I'm really sorry that your mum's experience did nothing to allay the anxiety that she was feeling regarding her visit to Hairmyres.

I will share this information with the staff in the department so they can become more aware of the difficulties some patients may face in coming for their appointments and I will ask them to reflect on what they can do support patients in this position.

Best wishes,

Cameron

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