I went for 4 different blood tests at the Blood Taking unit, my midwife had sadly neglected to put my date of birth on one of the four forms and at 33 weeks pregnant I was made to walk for 25 mins across (& back) the hospital site to get the antenatal clinic to add my DOB to the one form. My DOB was on all 3 of the other forms and my NHS number was present on the form they rejected. I had just had 4 vials of blood taken and at 33 weeks pregnant I was suffering from severe Braxton Hicks contractions by the time I successfully arrived back at the Blood Taking Unit, having had a receptionist in the ante natal unit date the form. I also incurred unnecessary parking charges due to the 25 minute walk I had to undertake around the hospital and what should have been a five minute appointment took me 45 minutes and considerable physical discomfort. They could simply have added my DOB to the one form it was absent from, having in their possession three other correctly dated forms and my correct NHS number. I feel this was incredibly heavy handed and inconsiderate of them and that they completely failed to take into account my physical difficulties and what they were asking of a heavily pregnant patient.
"Ridiculous bureaucracy "
About: Hospital Of St Cross (Rugby) Hospital Of St Cross (Rugby) Rugby CV22 5PX
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