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"Disorganised and lack any empathy"

About: Medefer

With Covid-19 I expect delays so waiting 7months for an endoscopy appointment was expected. I received a letter confirming my appointment just a few days before which didn't leave much time to prepare and arrange with work but again, expected. I was told that I would receive an update in 10-14 days and if I hadn't to contact medefer. Fine.

1 month later I still have yet to get an update. I've been bounced around every operator they have and told something different every time. They seem completely clueless and always have to check with their colleague when their shift starts because seemingly they don't use the system to store/share notes. they had no idea my appointment had taken place until I told them they arranged it? I was told they hadn't yet requested the results of biopsies 2 weeks after they were taken I've "called back in 2 days” so many times now and every time I a receive a miserable attitude, minutes of silence whilst they read their screen and pure confusion.

Medefer are supposed to be the in-between. You'd expect compassion, organisation and reassurance. If there's a delay, tell me that. If I've misunderstood the timing or process then advise me. There are people in a worse off situation than me that just want reassurance that this scary process is being handled by someone competent. It's only our lives at risk if you don't know what you're doing.

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Response from Medefer 3 years ago
Medefer
Submitted on 01/10/2020 at 14:37
Published on nhs.uk at 16:37


Dear Anonymous,

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback and bringing your concerns to our attention. We are very sorry to hear that the services provided did not meet your expectations. We are committed to ensuring that all our patients receive the best quality of care and experience. Due to recent feedback we recently recruited new staff members to our frontline Patient Care Team. The new staff members are currently undergoing mentored training and getting up to speed on our processes.

We are treating your feedback as a learning event to ensure that we capture as much learning as possible from your experience and as a result of your feedback we are reviewing the training our frontline staff receive.

In order to investigate further, and to help resolve the concerns you have raised, we would be grateful if you could please contact a member of our Patient Engagement Team on 08000 112 113 or by email at admin.medefer@nhs.net, between 8am and 6pm, Monday-Friday.

Kind regards,

The Medefer Patient Liaison Team

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