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About: Lancaster Medical Practice

For over 65 years my husband and I had been patients at Owen Road surgery and we could not fault the care we received over the years, and when our respective doctors retired we felt very sad.

However,when I needed to see a doctor I was offered and accepted an appointment at Dalton Square.

On arrival the receptionists were both, kind courteous and helpful and the doctor I saw was wonderful, kind and caring and as my need was quite complex she consulted another doctor who was equally kind. I cannot complain at all about my care, the biggest problem is actually getting though on the phone.

In one month trying to sort out appointments I spent over £12 on the phone due to the length of delay in getting an answer. I do not blame the staff for this as it's probably a system set up by the NHS that simply is either overloaded or not fit for purpose.

I feel very sorry for the staff as they probably have to deal with a lot of angry patients. I am very happy with the treatment I recently received at Dalton Square and thank all the staff concerned.

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Response from Lancaster Medical Practice 4 years ago
Lancaster Medical Practice
Submitted on 02/07/2019 at 11:18
Published on nhs.uk at 12:06


Thank you for your comments. We are committed to providing a good service to our patients and are delighted that you find the quality of care provided by our team to be of the high standard that we strive for and also that all the staff who you encountered were “kind, courteous and caring”. We are sorry that you have however encountered difficulty with contacting the practice via the phone system, we are aware of the issues that have arisen since swapping to a new phone system and are working hard to improve this. If you would like to discuss the issues that you have experienced in more detail please could you email lmp.reception@gp-P81002.nhs.uk with your contact details so that I can contact you.

Kind regards

Elizabeth Slater

Quality and Performance Manager

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