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"Poor service each time I interact with my GP surgery"

About: Victoria Cross Surgery

(as the patient),

I typically don't write bad reviews but I have to share this one.

So I have been lucky enough to have dealt with NHS only few times in my life and every single time I realized how bad it is. 

First, I found the admin personnel I spoke to rude and not compassionate. When I book an appointment, they typically don't even ask why I want to see a doctor. As a result, once I was trying to get my moles checked out and they booked me an appointment (3 weeks  later) with a doctor who didn't have the right equipment to check my moles. So I was advised to book another appointment two weeks later. The other doctors said I will need to book an appointment with the hospital 4 weeks later. So in essence I had to wait over two months to check my moles.

Second time, I told them my symptoms and same story. After the GP appointment I have been sent to the dentist, the dentist told my I had potentially a cyst so I had to see a doctor to the hospital. Four months later I have been diagnosed mucocele and finally I got this removed after over 6 months total waiting time.

Third time, blood was found in my urine. The doctor told me to do a series of tests. A week later I have been told that the blood results will need to be discussed with the GP. Again I need to book an appointment (first appointment available 2 weeks later). Knowing at this point what to expect, I told the admin people to share the blood results since I would like to use a private doctor to get them checked and pay. They were really rude and told me the doctor was too busy so I should go there in the afternoon and see if the doctor approved sharing the blood test results. I  called later and the administrator was really rude again and told my I should go there in person later. This is still ongoing so I can't tell what's next. All I wanted to know is if I'm fine or if I have something serious!!

In essence, I dealt with NHS only 3 times and I just wanted to share with all of you my awful experience.

Good luck everyone and don't give up!!

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Response from Victoria Cross Surgery 5 years ago
Victoria Cross Surgery
Submitted on 07/10/2018 at 12:06
Published on nhs.uk at 13:05


Thank you very much for your comments. We are sorry to hear of your experience at Victoria Cross Surgery. If you would like to discuss this incident further please call us on 01793 535584 and ask to speak to the Reception and Office Supervisor.

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