"Cardiology Dept"

I have recently moved to Chester from Chichester.

Whilst I was living in Chichester I was diagnosed with momentary incidences of cardiac arrest. Tests showed that my heart had stopped beating on a number of occasions, but that he heart had restarted itself on all of these occasions.

I was referred by my GP to the Cardiac Division at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. Diagnosis revealed that

I required a pacemaker.

This was inserted about a week later in a short 45 minute procedure, and I have had no further incidents.

Having moved to Chester recently, I contacted my local GP who referred me to the Cardiac department at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

I have a check up scheduled for Feb 22.

I have been away overseas, and have just returned to find that the Hospital rescheduled the check for earlier this month, without consulting me first.

Had they done so , I would have been able to tell them that I would be away, and would not be able to attend their rescheduled appointment.

I am now back in the UK, and called the Cardiac department to try and set up another appointment. Thus far, I have not even been able to get someone to answer the phone.

Cardiac issues can be life threatening.

One would have hoped that a call to such a critically important department of a large hospital would have been answered during normal business hours.

I shall now have to try and find out how to get my issues seen to somewhere else, by the look of things.

This is a big disappointment to me and my family.