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About: East Surrey Hospital / Ophthalmology

(as the patient),

I recently suffered what appears to have been a T. I. A. and for half an hour lost all my right side of the field of vision.

I visited my local GP surgery the following day.

My GP contacted the East Surrey Hospital and told me to visit Limpsfield Ward later the same day.

I visited the ward and after waiting for some time, I was seen by an opthalmologist. She checked my eyes very thoroughly but did not have the equipment to check for blind spots.

The doctor told me I would be contacted a few days later with appointments for the other eyes tests and a scan on my neck.

Despite many phone calls the the hospital and further visits to the GP surgery, I still await these very necessary tests nearly two weeks later.

According to the NHS website a TIA is treated as a medical emergency, so why do they not seem to be bothering to arrange these other tests I need?

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Response from Fionnula Robinson, Director of Communications, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 11 years ago
Fionnula Robinson
Director of Communications,
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Submitted on 19/06/2012 at 13:42
Published on Care Opinion at 14:24


Thank you for commenting on your experience at East Surrey Hospital.

Without more information it is difficult to know if you have had a TIA, however, we run a TIA clinic every morning in our Acute Medical Unit at 8.30am and would be happy for you to come along to talk to a consultant.

Please be aware that you shouldn't eat after 10pm on the evening before the clinic and only drink sips of water and you may be there for quite a few hours as test are carried out. Our clinical lead for TIA is Dr Natalie Powell who can be contacted through her secretary on 01737 768511, extension 2994.

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Response from Fionnula Robinson, Director of Communications, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 11 years ago
We have made a change
Fionnula Robinson
Director of Communications,
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Submitted on 20/06/2012 at 15:32
Published on Care Opinion at 16:21


Thanks to Patient Opinion this patient was seen by a consultant at East Surrey Hospital this morning.

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