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Letter from my psychiatrist

Posted By northamptonshirelass

"Letter from my psychiatrist"

About: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

(as the patient),

My Consultant Psychiatrist replied to a letter I wrote to him; his reply was very important to me and contained important information regarding my medications. It took 11 days to reach me because LPFT have changed the way letters are posted to patients. They now are sent to a central office for franking instead of being posted directly to the patient. While this is a money saving exercise, it caused me a lot of anxiety and worry regarding my psychoactive medications. Eleven days for a letter to reach me is unacceptable. The letter arrived today and my appointment with my psychiatrist is on Monday - In my opinion I needed to receive this letter at least a week ago. Poor show LPFT.

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Response from Marion Christopher, Patient Experience Coordinator, PALS & Complaints, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 10 years ago
Marion Christopher
Patient Experience Coordinator, PALS & Complaints,
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Submitted on 18/12/2013 at 12:08
Published on Care Opinion at 12:18

Thank you for taking the time to post your comment about the postal difficulties that you have encountered. Without knowing which area this pertains to it is difficult to comment.

The process for posting letters out to patients in the large hospitals such as Pilgrim Hospital and Lincoln County Hospital has always been the same, where all post goes to a central post room to be franked, this is done on a daily basis. Letters to patients about appointment times and medication information are always marked as first class.

I am very sorry that the lateness of your letter has caused you distress.

If you would like to contact us either by telephone on 01529 222265 or email PALS@lpft.nhs.uk, we can look into this matter further for you and provide a more detailed explanation as to why your letter took 11 days to arrive.

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