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"Why do staff phone using terrible quality speakers?"

About: South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust

(as a service user),

Why do staff speak to us on the phone using terrible quality speakers? Several times over the years I have had to contact my GP surgery and sometimes the Down and Lisburn Out Of Hours service.  When I make contact I am usually very ill and this makes communication difficult.  I find it very difficult to understand the person who is using the bad quality phone speaker and while I appreciate they need their hands free to type etc I find it excruciatingly challenging to get my point across and indeed to hear what they are saying.

I don't have a hearing issue.  The whole experience was difficult.  I am just off the phone this morning to Out of Hours service and the person on the other end of the phone hardly gave me time to finish my sentences, was abrupt and rude.  I am feeling very ill and surely a little bit of common sense to communicate clearly to me, not interrupt and upset me would be a good idea. 

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Response from Conor Campbell, Senior Manager, Assurance and Improvement, South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust 3 years ago
Conor Campbell
Senior Manager, Assurance and Improvement,
South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust

Assurance and improvement

Submitted on 16/04/2021 at 15:48
Published on Care Opinion at 15:48


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Dear Sunriser

Thank you for sharing your experience.

I am sorry that your experience is not one that we wish our patients to have

I would like to look into these issues more closely in order to work out positive responsive action.

If you wish to call me on 07715801634, we can discuss what has happened to help focus on making improvement.

Thank you very much

Best wishes

Conor

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Update posted by Sunriser (a service user)

Hi Conor, I've phoned a while ago and left a message. Not sure if you got the voicemail. Could you let me know, Thanks.

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