My teenage daughter has severe eczema. She was referred by the GP in Feb 2019.... An appointment was given for July 2019, this was then cancelled and rescheduled for September 19. The September 19 appointment was then cancelled and rescheduled for October 19. The October 19 was cancelled and rescheduled for March 20...surely !!!. All these cancellations by the hospital, while my daughters eczema is getting to the worst it has ever been. We then received a letter asking if we still needed the appointment....which was rescheduled to 11th February 20. With less than 2 weeks to the appointment date, the appointment was cancelled and rescheduled to the Brentwood Community Hospital for the 8th February 20, which was good. Only that they can only provide temporary measures (steroid tablets), even though my daughter said to the consultant that she gets rebound effects from using this medication each time it has been prescribed, so she was not keen on taking them. Now we have to wait even longer to get an appointment with Basildon hospital...as the community hospital can only do so much, she needs care from the hospital. This condition is depressing my daughter. Her school performance has drastically gone downhill, because she can't stand going to school with her skin like that. Such a poor appointment system.
"Rescheduling Appointments"
About: Basildon University Hospital Basildon University Hospital Basildon SS16 5NL
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