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Very poor customer service

Posted By Local business leader

"Very poor customer service"

About: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

(as the patient),

My appointment at the Barony Practice was arranged for 17:40hrs. As usual in this hectic life we live in, traffic delayed my arrival and I entered the consultancy room at 17:46. I know the exact time as I was concerned on actual arrival time.

The receptionist said I'm sorry your appointment was 17:40, let me see if the doctor can still see you... followed by an amazing "Oh the doctor has shutdown his computer and needs to go home sharp tonight... do you want to set a new appointment?

No Doctor coming out to ask what I was there to discuss with him / her, leaving no feeling of a caring health service. I will not publish the name but the Practice needs to address this.

I am writing this several hours later and still cannot relate to how this can be allowed to happen in this country. We all strive for customers in this world and for sure no-one in my business would be allowed to shutdown early with customer needs unfulfilled.

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Response from Lorna Fairlie, Patient Experience, Public Involvement Project Manager, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 9 years ago
Lorna Fairlie
Patient Experience, Public Involvement Project Manager,
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

I work in a small team in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde which seeks to involve patients and carers in the work of the NHS. The biggest part of my role is in managing feedback projects across the Board area, one of which is Patient Opinion. It is my job to give our patients and carers the opportunity to give us feedback, and to make sure that this is passed to the right people to help us improve the services we provide.

Submitted on 07/04/2015 at 10:35
Published on Care Opinion at 10:39

Dear local business leader

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We are out and about over the next week but will respond to your properly when we get back.

If you have something urgent you want to raise can we suggest you contact the Patient Advice and Support Service at http://www.cas.org.uk/about-us/partnerships-services/cab-service-partners/patient-advice-and-support-service or through your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

Thank you.

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Response from Lorna Fairlie, Patient Experience, Public Involvement Project Manager, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 8 years ago
Lorna Fairlie
Patient Experience, Public Involvement Project Manager,
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

I work in a small team in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde which seeks to involve patients and carers in the work of the NHS. The biggest part of my role is in managing feedback projects across the Board area, one of which is Patient Opinion. It is my job to give our patients and carers the opportunity to give us feedback, and to make sure that this is passed to the right people to help us improve the services we provide.

Submitted on 21/05/2015 at 16:51
Published on Care Opinion at 16:53

We are sorry that you were made to feel this way and have already dealt with this via our practice complaints procedure.

Thanks,

Bernadette Arthur,

Practice Manager

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