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"Macular Clinic treatment"

About: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus / Diabetic medicine

I have attended the macular eye clinic over a period of several months for Lucentis injections...into my eyes (I know it sounds horrible but it's not that bad....better than a filling at the dentist). The staff have been excellent, but I wanted to make a comment that I hope the medical teams will pick up. During the main part of my treatment, I was treated by a physician, and on one occasion an individual under that physicians supervision. For these initial series of injections I was treated gently, with a good 'bedside manner', talked through the whole process, and as a result suffered very little after effects. When my supplementary injections began, a different physician took over. The treatment was 'not as gentle' (we are talking eyes here, not an injection into a limb!) and as a result I suffered significant discomfort, to the extent that I was, to all intents and purposes, blind for a day and a half on each occasion! My last two injections were done by the original physician, and a different physician, and once again the treatment was gentle, and as a consequence, after effect free! Now, I am not saying that the 'less gentle' physician was by any means less competent, just that from a user experience perspective, I suffered economic and physical/emotional consequences that maybe don't get factored into clinical feedback. Just a thought, that 'user experience' be something we are free to feedback without restriction, and without having to use a public review. The feedback forms are woefully inadequate for a more complete response!! (e.g. above)...and why is the eye department not mentioned in the department list (as of 2/12/2016) below, I've had to say Diabetic services!!

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Response from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus 7 years ago
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus
Submitted on 05/12/2016 at 11:08
Published on nhs.uk on 06/12/2016 at 01:31


Thank you for taking the time to write and share your experience of the treatment you have received at the clinic.

I’m sorry that you found one clinician to be less gentle in their manner towards you than your usual clinician, and that you feel this was a factor in how long it took you to recover from your treatment.

I’m happy to look into concerns such as these and I've shared yours with my colleagues in ophthalmology.

Kind regards,

Adam Brooks

Divisional Director, Surgery

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