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"Absolutely Dreadful Service"

A Member of my household called their service saying that she was having a panic attack, and had a knife and was bleeding, they informed the staff that they had tried all the medication that the GP could offer and anything else had to be prescribed by Laurel House.

At this point the person on the phone laughed at her and said "I Highly doubt that" they then went on to say that she shouldn't have called them and started listing charities she should have called instead, despite the fact that she is under their care.

This behaviour is unacceptable and under a worse situation could have been life-threatening. There needs to be immediate improvement

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Response from Laurel House 2 years ago
Laurel House
Submitted on 18/11/2021 at 10:23
Published on nhs.uk at 16:14


Dear patient, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to read that a member of your household did not receive adequate support from our staff during a distressing situation they were experiencing. This is not what we would wish for those under our services. Feedback is really valuable for service improvement and it would be helpful to look further into what is happening and to see what we can do to improve their experience. Please ask them to contact the Patient Advice and Liaison service (PALs) on East Kent - 0800 783 9972 or West Kent - 0800 587 6757 Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm. Please mention that you have been directed to them as a result of your post.

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