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"Devastated on one count very frustrated on another"

About: North Devon District Hospital / Ophthalmology

1st appoint was very good and consultant first class for laser treatment after having to rearrange the apts due to staff thinking it was acceptable for patients living well over an hours journey away to attend at 8AM.

2nd apt was a disaster due to a different consultant setting the laser wrongly and making me extremely unwell (other medical conditions) and leaving my eye still on fire a week after the incident.

Now been given an apt with original consultant again for me to be there at 8.25AM.

I have to ask why the hospital allows such a blatant waste of money by sending out apt which are obviously totally unsuitable. It's an extremely expensive way of making sure the apt is moved later down the list.

Put a traffic light system on the computer to indicate the traveling distance patients have to travel and make sure an appropriate apt is given.

This is not the first awful experience suffered by me at NDDH or the eye dept. I'm coming to the conclusion I would rather lose my sight than having to deal with the distress caused by certain members of staff.

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Response from Jayne Kruszewski, Patient Experience Manager, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 6 years ago
Jayne Kruszewski
Patient Experience Manager,
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 02/08/2017 at 14:08
Published on Care Opinion at 15:49


Dear Patient

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. I am sorry to hear about the issues with regards the timing of your Ophthalmology appointments and for the unfortunate experience at your second appointment.

As we are unable to identify you from your anonymous comments, if you would like your concerns to be addressed, you can either contact the Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS) at the North Devon District Hospital on telephone number 01271 314090 or e-mail at ndht.pals@nhs.net

It is good to hear that you have a further appointment with the original consultant who carried out your first laser treatment, however, due to the distance which you have to travel to the hospital, an early appointment is not ideal and you may wish to contact PALS to move your appointment to a more appropriate time later in the day or an alternative date.

Kind regards

Jayne

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