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About: Royal Hallamshire Hospital

I arrived at the department at 1.55 for a 2.0 pm appointment. Eventually was sent to the Boots Pharmacy at 2.35. After handing in the prescription I was told the waiting time would be about 35 minutes.There were around 30 people waiting for prescriptions to be dispensed, this is not counting the numerous people crossing the space to pay for purchases

and deliveries being made . I waited for 1 hour 25 minutes before the medication was brought out and this after reminding the pharmacist of how long I had been waiting. The medication was not the ones prescribed and I was given a substitute. This pharmacy is overworked and I did not feel it was a safe place due to the over crowding, most people had to stand as there is inadequate seating.

Why can't prescriptions be e mailed or a text sent to a pharmacy of ones choice to avoid such an overcrowded environment. This service is totally inadequate due to the volume of people.

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Response from Deborah Hopkinson, Patient Experience Co-ordinator, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nearly 2 years ago
Deborah Hopkinson
Patient Experience Co-ordinator,
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 20/06/2022 at 08:47
Published on Care Opinion at 08:47


I am very sorry to hear of your experience.

You have some very valid points in your comments and I feel that it would be helpful for the Trust and Boots to look into matters and respond to you formally. Please would you be able to contact our Patient and Liaison Services by phoning telephone number 0114 271 2400 and leave a message for one of our staff to get back to you or by emailing sth.pals@nhs.net so that we can deal with matters formally on your behalf?

I am sorry to learn that your experience was not positive and hope that you feel able to speak further about this.

Yours sincerely

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