"Appointment cancelled without notification"

Anything else?

I arrived at the antenatal clinic for my appointment only to be told by the receptionist that it had been cancelled and asked whether the hospital had writtent to me. I explained that I hadn't been informed and the receptionist said I had been rebooked for 3.5 weeks later! I said this was too late and I needed to be seen that afternoon, so the receptionist said she would try and see if another midwife could fit me in. She then came back after going to talk to someone else and said, rather abruptly, this appointment should be with my GP anyway! I explained to her that the midwife had told me at my last appointment I could see her OR my GP and I opted to see my midwife. The receptionist went off again and came back to say that someone would see me but I would have to wait. I was fine with this but wasn't very happy with her manner.

I cannot fault the midwife who saw me. She was friendly, professional and spent a lot of time with me- I didn't feel that I had been squeezed in at all. On the whole, the care I have received throughout my pregnancy has been excellent but it is very frustrating to have an appointment cancelled without notification, to be rebooked for a clinically inappropriate date (particularly during the later stages of pregnancy) and for staff to be anything less than courteous.