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3hr Wait then I walked out!!

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"3hr Wait then I walked out!!"

About: Hemel Hempstead Hospital

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I had pulled my Hip out of its socket so was advised to go to urgent care centre. Disgusting service by the member of reception who did not seem to care at all about the pain i was in and didn't even make eye contact wit me. Their words were ( name... DOB.... whats wrong.... take a seat). thats it interpersonal relations need improving much!?!? After sitting in ain for an hour and a half I asked when i would be seen I was told i would be next. After watching several people go in i asked again when i would be seen I was told next. Again after watching several more people go in I asked again when i would be seen I was again told next it had now been 3 hours. At this time I left and walked back to Apsley in agony and with much screaming Popped my hip back in myself. Disgusted by the attitude and service and would never go back there.

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Response from Hemel Hempstead Hospital 10 years ago
Hemel Hempstead Hospital

Submitted on 11/07/2013 at 18:16
Published on nhs.uk on 12/07/2013 at 04:00

Thank you for taking the trouble to comment through our NHS Choices page. You’re clearly very unhappy about your experience at our Urgent Care Centre, and issues of this nature will always be taken very seriously. Without full details of your specific case and our commitment to patient confidentiality it is difficult to comment here. But the importance of a wholly positive, and efficient, patient experience is one of our key objectives, and the issue of communication between our staff and patients is a fundamental area we’re working hard to improve in. We know that our senior clinical colleagues will want to thoroughly investigate your concerns, so we can look into what went wrong for you, and why. Therefore if you are willing to do so, please contact us directly at wherts-tr.complaintsteam@nhs.net . We will aim to thoroughly investigate these issues promptly, and provide you with a detailed response.

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