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"It feels like no one is interested"

About: Royal Hampshire County Hospital / Dermatology

(as the patient),

I had a consultation with a very caring dermatology specialist Doctor who put me on a course of treatment to try for one month, and then return to decide if to carry on with it or change it,     I never got an appointment sent to me, so after 3 months of waiting I phoned, to be told they have no record of the paperwork, that the consultant doctor wrote about a follow up appointment, the Doctor is no longer there,  

I feel like the staff member I spoke to refuses to listen to my concerns, and the only response is, the paperwork does not matter, we will get to you eventually,  

I phoned and tried to make an appointment, to be told, abruptly, I felt, there are no appointments,   I tried again the following day, and have now been given an appointment for three months from now -   this is six months,   I do not know if to carry on with the treatment or not?

This is an ongoing condition, the first time I attended was 2015,   so ongoing, and it feels like no one is interested,   I believe this is a terrible way to treat patients 

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Response from Royal Hampshire County Hospital 4 years ago
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Submitted on 16/10/2019 at 10:39
Published on nhs.uk on 18/10/2019 at 10:13


Thank you for taking the time to provide a review of your experience of our surgical services. I am sorry to read that your experience was not of the high standard we strive to provide. I have shared your feedback with the clinical leaders of the service but if you would like to discuss this further please contact our customer care team at customercare@hhft.nhs.uk or on 01256 486766. Once again, I am very sorry to hear of your experience.

Alex Whitfield, Chief Executive

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