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"How am I to make contact?"

About: Adult Specialist Services / Musculoskeletal physiotherapy

(as a service user),

I've been trying to get through to the physiotherapy department in Kirkby-in-Ashfield for ten days now. They sent a letter which I received on the 3rd, asking me to call back and schedule an appointment.

The letter says to ring between 8:15 and 4, and says an answerphone service is available outside these working hours and during busy periods. I have been trying constantly, at regular intervals for the whole time - there is no answer to my calls, and no facility for me to leave any sort of message. So how am I to make contact?

The letter says that they will discharge me if I don't contact them within 14 days - well thats actually 11 days from when I actually got the letter. I've spent 10 days now trying to get through, so what's going to happen now? Are they going to discharge me? 

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Response from Heather Towndrow, Service Manager, Musculoskeletal Services, Community Health 2 years ago
Heather Towndrow
Service Manager, Musculoskeletal Services,
Community Health
Submitted on 18/10/2021 at 09:21
Published on Care Opinion at 10:54


I am really sorry you have had difficulty accessing the MSK service. We know our capacity to answer the phones is a current risk for our service and we have been working to improve this by recruiting more team members and reviewing the way we use our existing resources to provide a better patient experience. I am hoping you have now been able to access the MSK service and receiving the treatment/care you need. If this is not the case please could you email me heather.towndrow@nottshc.nhs.uk

Thank you

Heather Towndrow Service Manager MSK

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