My mother is undergoing her sixth round of chemotherapy, While the doctors and nurses are lovely,The wait time is excessive i cant belive that if you attend A&E with a possible break or sprain to the hand or foot, theres a breach time of 4 hours, however if your a chemotherapy patient waiting chemo you can sit around waiting in the waiting room foe 4,5,6 hours, appointments are never on time, and for those who are wheel chair bound you wouldent dear leave them on the chemi ward alone, as your relative would not get toileted, Basically you must fight every visit to be seen within a hour from your appointment time, and its not unusual for older patients who visit the chemo ward alone to be sat waiting at 4.00 pm for what should have been a 9.30 am appointment, the usual excuss is the lab havent sent the chemo!
"Chemo ward 3-4 hour wait times"
About: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Birmingham B15 2WB
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