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"Gone very downhill"

About: Robin Lane Health and Wellbeing Centre

I used to find this surgery friendly and I found it easy to access appointments. Now I am left on hold for sometimes 40 minutes and then left upset after receptionists are quite passive aggressive, aside from a couple who are lovely. They seem to have more receptionists than doctors- there were 4 on one day while there was 1 doctor on a full capacity walk in. Once you get in to the appointments the doctors are knowledgable and helpful. I also turned up to an important blood test at 11am and was told in a very blasé manner that the nurse wasn't in today. When I asked why she hadn't rung, I was looked at blankly. All the patients sat in the waiting room are complaining constantly about the service but I suppose we just have to put up with it. I far preferred the old service with the older building, rather than the newer building and far worse experience. Hopefully it will be back to normal soon.

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Response from Robin Lane Health and Wellbeing Centre 6 years ago
Robin Lane Health and Wellbeing Centre
Submitted on 23/04/2018 at 10:40
Published on nhs.uk at 11:06


Dear Patient

Thank you very much for taking the time to provide us with your comments and we are very sorry you have experience long waits when trying to get through on the telephone.

We are aware of the long time and frustration when attempting to get through on the telephones. We are currently recruiting new staff to help better manage the demand on our telephone system. We are confident that when our new staff are trained, we will be able to provide a much faster and more efficient service for our patients.

I am very sorry you were not informed of a nurse not been in on the day of your appointment. This is certainly not normal practice and we would always attempt to contact patients should we need to cancel a clinic.

I do hope you find the service we provide to be more satisfactory in future.

Kind Regards

Karen Wood

Front Line Services Manager

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