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"Chaotic mess with lack of care or experience"

About: William Harvey Hospital (Ashford)

Firstly upon arriving my husband and I heard a surgeon shouting at someone over the phone (in a public part of A&E), about one of his patients not receiving a CT "oh I forgot to put it was a head injury, I'll learn that going forward but this is emergent" felt embarrasing and didn't give us confidence that the team here know what they're doing. Secondly, there was a lack of empathy, my bloods were taken then ECG and I was told to go to secondary waiting area, was told 2hr wait then 5hr wait...I get it is busy but to expect people to wait 5hrs and then tell me I can leave and results for bloods will be sent to GP, my GP never received these and I am now being advised to come back.

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Response from Patient Feedback Co-Ordinator, Patient Voice and Involvement, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust 9 months ago
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 09/08/2023 at 12:39
Published on Care Opinion at 12:39


Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback.

I am so sorry to read that you had such a bad experience and fully understand your frustrations surrounding your very lengthy wait and then having to go back after already having a blood test.

If you would like us to look into what happened, please contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on tel: 01227 783145 or email: ekh-tr.pals@nhs.net. PALS are open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm, except bank holidays. If you phone and get the voicemail please leave a message and the team will get back to you.

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