What I liked
Nothing.
What could be improved
The waiting time!!!
When I arrived I there was no mare than 4 people already there yet I had to wait 2 and a half hours to be seen. About 3-4 people was seen in one hour which, to me, its ridiculous and completely unacceptable. Two of the nurses/doctors were repeatedly coming out and calling patients in at the same time; I find it very hard to believe that they were both taking the same length of time with their patients which leads me to believe that they were not fulfilling their duty properly.
Initaially I was seen at Hemel Hempstead UCC about a broken nose and was told to go over to Watford for ENT, I went over to the A&E department where I stated this. I was left of 2 and a half hours to be told that I was in the wrong place and that I should have been over in St Albans seeing a specialist. Due to the time frame it was important that I was seen quickly to get it looked at and corrected and was told that my details would be faxed over in the next 20mins and they would call me. The following day I left a message stating this as I was worried that I would have to have a more complicated procedure to fix my nose. Less than an hour after my message was left I got my anticipated phone call and was told that my appointment was at Watford hospital.
I am finding it difficult to understand how two doctors could have given me the wrong information and why I couldn't have been sent straight over to out patients from the A&E department as the doctor was aware of the importance that I get seen quickly.
I am appalled by the service I was given and will be looking into private health care as I have lost all faith in the NHS after this blunder. It is no surprise that the NHS has a bed reputation when people are given this type of service.
Anything else?
The carpark is ridulous, you can only buy a minimum of 3 hours for a parking ticket costing £4.00. I can't understand why this is so as not every visit to hospitals take this long (unless you are in A&E or UCC or any other service simular).
"completely diabolical and made me lose faith in..."
About: Watford General Hospital Watford General Hospital Watford WD18 0HB
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