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Receiving a report from my surgeon for my employer

Posted By Annie359

"Receiving a report from my surgeon for my employer"

About: Glasgow Royal Infirmary / General Surgery (wards 64, 65, 66,& 67)

(as the patient),

After a second discectomy in march 2015 I am still in debilitating pain and have poor mobility. My employer wants to retire me through ill health, but can't do this until I they receive a report from my surgeon. We have been requesting this sine December 2015 but still haven't received it. I email the surgeon's secretary every week and have written letters but still can't get this report.

I'm now on no pay and struggling financially and am really stressed with the situation. My employer has told me that without this report their hands are tied. I have now been in touch with my local councillor to see if he can help me resolve this matter. I don't know what I have to do to receive this report. I have even offered to pay for it.

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Response from Lorna Fairlie, Patient Experience, Public Involvement Project Manager, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 7 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 27/04/2016 at 16:48
Published on Care Opinion at 16:52

Dear Annie359,

I am so sorry to hear this and can only imagine how frustrating this will be for you. You have also described the additional impact that this is having on other aspects of your life and it is difficult to read about the extra stress this is causing you, at a time when you should be able to focus on your health.

I would like to do my very best to help move this along for you, and so if you could contact me directly with a bit more information that would be really helpful. My direct email address is lorna.gray@ggc.scot.nhs.uk and we can take it from there, hopefully finding some resolution for you as soon as possible.

I hope to hear from you soon,

Best Wishes,

Lorna

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