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Posted By morrimi

"Fab call handler and GP"

About: NHS 24 / NHS 24 (111 service)

(as a relative),

My mother in law was discharged from hospital and unfortunately the discharge summary did not reach her local pharmacy in time This delayed her new plus pak which contained a substantial amount of medication from being delivered in time for the weekend. NHS 24 where contacted and where extremely helpful from the call handler and the GP Dr Cooper who prescribed the medication and requested the nearest pharmacy to myself I cannot thank them enough for the understanding and speed that this was dealt with Due to the nature of the medication adverse health problems where prevented.

Thanks again NHS 24

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Response from Shona Lawrence, Clinical Governance Lead, Nursing and Care, NHS 24 8 years ago
Shona Lawrence
Clinical Governance Lead, Nursing and Care,
NHS 24

Submitted on 05/04/2016 at 08:50
Published on Care Opinion at 16:40

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Dear Morrimi

Thank you for your feedback via Patient Opinion. I was sorry to learn that your mother in law had been hospitalised but pleased to note that she has now been discharged. I do wish her well.

Not having her current medications to manage her care would have been a worry I am sure. I am pleased that NHS 24 and the Out of Hours GP were able to assist at this time and that the required medications were able to be obtained from the Pharmacy. This is a good example of where services work together to ensure the best possible care for a patient thereby preventing any adverse health problems.

Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience and for your positive comments. Should you wish to contact me to provide any additional detail, this would enable me to identify the NHS 24 Call Handler who managed the call and to share your positive comments directly with them. I can be contacted on 0141 337 4582 or by email at patientaffairs@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk

With kind regards

Shona

Shona Lawrence

NHS 24 Patient Affairs Manager

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