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"Where did the funding comer from?"

About: Good Hope Hospital / General surgery

(as the patient),

I was referred to hospital by my GP back in December, after only one hour of my doctors visit the hospital called me and asked if I could make it in the next day. I was very pleased and surprised at the quick appointment as it was the Christmas period.

They wanted to check the mole on my face wasn't malignant. I was reassured that it would not travel but asked if I would like to have the biopsy over the Christmas period. I decided against this and then waited until May for my appointment.

I was very pleased with how this went and was in and out in the day. The nurses were all very gentle and the surgeon did a great job with only a very small scar that is barely evident.

Before all of this, I had been having a problem with my finger, it had stated to bend and I could not straighten it naturally. I had had a pre-med in November and then heard nothing. One day I received a call saying that there was no funding for this procedure as it was not urgent. Then recently I got a call asking me to come in for another pre-med and I have now been told that they will go through with the operation. I am not sure what happened and where the funding has come from but glad that my finger will be sorted out.

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Response from Iona Belgrove, Patient Services Manager, Heart Of England NHS Foundation Trust 12 years ago
Iona Belgrove
Patient Services Manager,
Heart Of England NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 16/08/2011 at 15:46
Published on Care Opinion at 16:52


Dear Ron1

Many thanks for posting your kind comments regarding our Trust staff when you were seen over the Chrsitmas period.

Regarding your comments about the funding , if you would like to discuss this further ,please contact Patietnts Service (PALS) on 0121 424 1212.

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