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"Not so great practice"

About: Leyton Healthcare 4th Floor

I have been trying to see a GP since March of last year. Initially, every time that I phoned, I was told that there not any appointments available. Covid then kicked in and I was told to do an E-consultation, and I would get a call back. The call back that I received was from a doctor who could barely speak English, was he from an overseas call centre? I was provided with an ointment, which burnt me, and had to wash off immediately. I did a second E-consultation with similar results. I subsequently did 2 more E-consultations, and this time, attached photos. On the fourth call back, it was agreed that I needed hospital treatment, and would be referred. This was in June 2020. In August I received a text message from Whipps Cross, advising that they had received a request for me to be seen and that I should hear from them, within 2 weeks. Three weeks later I phoned and was told that my request had been received as urgent and I should be seen within 2-3 months. I subsequently received 3 letters advising me of further telephone consultations, at Whipps Cross, which were all cancelled. I received two text messages from the surgery with links to 6 hospitals, to choose 1 to attend. This link was only valid for 28 days. None of them had any appointments for at least the next 60 days. I then requested a second link, but again to no avail. Does the surgery believe by giving me the link, that them done, of their duty of care? Finally, on 15 June 2021, I had a pre-op assessment done, at Whipps Cross. This still doesn’t mean that I’ll be having my operation soon. Had I been able to have seen my GP when requested, March 2020, I could well have had my operation, by now, instead of constantly living on 2x400mg Nurofen, at least once a day. This excludes 2 separate operations that I’m waiting for, on each of my feet. But that’s a story for another day.

My question is, when will the surgery re-open to see patients, as many other surgeries have re-opened?

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Response from Leyton Healthcare 4th Floor 2 years ago
Leyton Healthcare 4th Floor
Submitted on 25/06/2021 at 13:42
Published on nhs.uk on 26/06/2021 at 09:29


Thank you for your comments. My response to your comments is as below:

1. Everyone in the practice speaks fluent English

2. Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 we are simply following the national guidance of protecting patients and staff by reducing footfall and offering telephone calls and econsults instead.

3. Your care was appropriately managed remotely and you were referred when it became necessary. If you are still waiting for your treatment you need to take it up with Whipps Cross hospital but you should know that all hospitals were struggling with serious Covid cases and that has been so since March 2020 and the routine work was put on hold.

4. Under the e-referrals guidance we will only offer you a link to self-book. We will no longer help you with choosing a hospital or date. I am surprised to know that you found 28 days to book your own appointment insufficient.

5. We will continue to offer remote consultation until we get the go ahead from the government. Our current system of remote consultation is working very well

As you have submitted this comment anonymously we are unable to look into your complaint. If you would like your comment to be looked into more closely please contact the practice and ask to speak to the practice manager

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