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"Serious concerns"

About: Hull Royal Infirmary

I attended due to visual field defects picked up by my optician. The doctor repeatedly tried to refer me for an MRI scan despite the fact that I have a cardiac pacemaker. The doctor thought it would be ok as 'we are not scanning your chest'. I am absolutely not allowed to have this type of scan but had to state this 3 or 4 times before a CT scan was offered as an alternative.

I do not want to see the same doctor again as I do not feel they are competent; if I had been older or less aware of the restrictions the PM places upon me I would have been referred to completely the wrong department.

I reported my concerns to the nurse in charge but was not treated in a very dignified way.

I am to attend again in 2 months as there are 'nerve changes seen in glaucoma'. Due to my age it is clearly early to have such issues but I am simply not receiving an adequate level of information. This is making a stressful situation considerably worse.

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Response from Hull Royal Infirmary 8 years ago
Hull Royal Infirmary
Submitted on 15/02/2016 at 15:19
Published on nhs.uk on 16/02/2016 at 01:30


Thank you for placing your posting on the NHS Choices website. We are sorry to read of your recent experience at the Eye Hosptial.

We will ensure your comments are shared with the Ophthalmology team.

In order to address the concerns you have raised, we would like to invite you to contact our Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS) on (01482) 623065 or email pals@hey.nhs.uk.

They will be able to take further details and advise accordingly.

Thank you once again for taking the time to provide us with your views on local NHS services.

Kind regards,

Patient Experience Department

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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