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"Left with infection on eve of Easter holiday."

About: Bradford-on-Avon and Melksham Health

I phoned the practice on Maundy Thursday having visited Gompels chemists with an inflamed/itchy finger. Thechemist advised me that I should see a nurse as it appeared infected, & shouldn’t be left over a 4 day Bank Holiday. After waiting 15 mins for a reply, & a further 10 mins for details, I was advised by the Receptionist that a Doctor would call me back to deal with it. I waited all afternoon & finally telephoned again at 5.15pm, only to be told that there was no record of a call being booked. I was fobbed off at first by the evening Receptionist who seemed unable or unwilling to understand that I had already received professional advise that an infection was setting in& that calling 111 was not going to deal with the issue. She said only emergency appointments could be made, which she defined as chest pains, but not blood infection/sepsis. She said no doctor could call me back until next week & offered me a triage appointment almost a week later, which I have reluctantly accepted. But pointed out that if sepsis sets in, then that appointment might not be needed...This is my first interaction with the new set up (I am a St Damian’s patient) and I am not at all impressed. Hoping my Easter isn’t ruined.

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Response from Bradford-on-Avon and Melksham Health 5 years ago
Bradford-on-Avon and Melksham Health
Submitted on 24/04/2019 at 12:13
Published on nhs.uk at 14:07


Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, we are of course very sorry to learn about your experience.

Your comments have been copied and compiled into a report which has been shared with the Doctors and staff.

We would welcome the opportunity of understanding your complaint in more detail and would be grateful if you could email us on wccg.boasecretaries@nhs.net (FAO Practice Manager) in order that we can contact you and seek to resolve your concerns.

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