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"Inconsiderate reception staff "

About: King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)

I haven't seen the medical professionals for treatment at this place but I would like to make you aware that the waiting time on the phone to speak to reception staff is ridiculous. I waited 3 hours and 10 minutes on the phone just so that I could have a 5 minute phone conversation with the reception staff at the clinic. And on top of that, during my phone conversation, the receptionist had the audacity to continue her conversation with her colleagues. The reception staff at the Restorative Dentistry section need to be trained on how to be productive and proactive, with the best interests of the patients at heart. And it's important to note that if patients do not turn up to their hospital appointments without contacting reception, there really is no need to question why.

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Response from King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill) 4 years ago
King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)
Submitted on 22/01/2020 at 09:50
Published on nhs.uk at 12:08


Thank you for your comments and I am very sorry that you both had an unacceptable wait on the phone to get through to the reception staff and that their behavior in talking amongst themselves was also not acceptable. I will be passing your comments on to the manager responsible so that they can follow up with the team concerned. Once again, apologies that your experience was not good and thanks for taking the time to comment - it's important that we get feedback so that we can act on it to make improvements.

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