I called the Doc 2 weeks ago today at 1pm, saw the doc at 3pm, next day had bloods taken, 2 days later had ultrasound, 6 days later , referred to surgical team, saw them yesterday and will be back in on Friday. Can'tfault my treatment
Oo NHS car parking! Don’t get me started! We are ‘lucky’ to now have free car parking for patients in Wales (if you can find a space and are fit enough to walk from the car). I’ve seen families struggle to find funds for parking in the past and have to do convoluted trips and lifts to keep the cost down. The staff parking is usually free (unless contracted to a company) however the car park may not necessarily be on site so a park and ride bus or a walk is often required. I don’t really mind, but it can add up to an hour to your working day.
On page 1 I reported some serious concerns I had about how the NHS dealt with my wife’s mouth cancer (the failure to clear an infected operation site and a disappearing nurse). But that is far from all:
An eye surgeon who failed to do proper tests and consequently did not spot the underlying problem of the brain tumour. Had it have been identified at that point it is quite probable that the sight could have been saved in that eye. Later on medical notes were altered to say tests had been done. They had not.
An NHS dentist who treated her for 30 years. All seemed fine. When he retired and a new dentist took over he declared it to be a disaster zone requiring a huge amount of very expensive restorative work.
A GP who failed to send on to the hospital a request for a mammogram. The three week delay meant stage 3 cancer was advancing unnecessarily.
A GP who was asked to look at a mouth ulcer, dismissed it as nothing to worry about, and therefore missed the chance of early diagnosis of mouth cancer.
An eye surgeon who had to be pressed really hard to agree to an MRI scan and only conceded because of past cancer occurrences. “I have gone to a lot of trouble for you” he said, somewhat testily. Asked to elaborate it turned out that he, personally, had taken a set of medical notes to an office on the floor above. Gee, thanks.
A 36 hour wait for a GP call back to discuss torn ligaments and a broken bone in the foot. By the time the call did come through my wife had been to the private hospital, had it x rayed and diagnosed and a support boot fitted.
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Can't fault my treatment
I think I may have mentioned before .... I LOVE THE NHS
Horrible drive up to Barnstable. Take care.
Barnstaple is the easiest drive of the 3 and much cheaper car park, lol
We are ‘lucky’ to now have free car parking for patients in Wales (if you can find a space and are fit enough to walk from the car). I’ve seen families struggle to find funds for parking in the past and have to do convoluted trips and lifts to keep the cost down. The staff parking is usually free (unless contracted to a company) however the car park may not necessarily be on site so a park and ride bus or a walk is often required. I don’t really mind, but it can add up to an hour to your working day.
An eye surgeon who failed to do proper tests and consequently did not spot the underlying problem of the brain tumour. Had it have been identified at that point it is quite probable that the sight could have been saved in that eye. Later on medical notes were altered to say tests had been done. They had not.
An NHS dentist who treated her for 30 years. All seemed fine. When he retired and a new dentist took over he declared it to be a disaster zone requiring a huge amount of very expensive restorative work.
A GP who failed to send on to the hospital a request for a mammogram. The three week delay meant stage 3 cancer was advancing unnecessarily.
A GP who was asked to look at a mouth ulcer, dismissed it as nothing to worry about, and therefore missed the chance of early diagnosis of mouth cancer.
An eye surgeon who had to be pressed really hard to agree to an MRI scan and only conceded because of past cancer occurrences. “I have gone to a lot of trouble for you” he said, somewhat testily. Asked to elaborate it turned out that he, personally, had taken a set of medical notes to an office on the floor above. Gee, thanks.
A 36 hour wait for a GP call back to discuss torn ligaments and a broken bone in the foot. By the time the call did come through my wife had been to the private hospital, had it x rayed and diagnosed and a support boot fitted.
Isn’t the NHS wonderful? I’m not convinced.