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"Long wait for only 2 minutes"

About: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France / Vascular Surgery

(as the patient),

I waited over 27 weeks for an outpatient appointment and only after a re referral they called to give me a "sudden cancellation". My own experience was a reminder of how much I think the department has further to go to improve the service considering I wasn’t checked apart from feeling I actually had a pulse.  

The staff seemed in such a rush to leave after only 2 minutes whilst I'd waited early that morning for almost an hour before I was seen. How is that possible? I felt that neither staff paid any attention to me, nor did I feel that they listened to me. They were rude and left the room after a brief 2 minute comment that I didn't have anything wrong with my kegs as I had had an Ultrasound 2 and half years previously so that was it. I was not expecting to have a rerun of a historical test, but to be seen as a current patient currently in a lot of pain. It's irrelevant what was done nearly 3 years previous. A lot can happen in that time. Besides how can they check you fully dressed and without checking properly?

I felt anxious, rushed and upset by the time I gathered my thoughts together. Outrageous to treat patients like that.

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Response from Jeannette Morrison, Head of Patient Experience, NHS Lothian 7 years ago
Jeannette Morrison
Head of Patient Experience,
NHS Lothian
Submitted on 30/03/2017 at 17:23
Published on Care Opinion on 31/03/2017 at 09:22


Dear Daisy27

I am so sorry to hear about your experience during your appointment with the vascular team and was sorry to hear how you felt rushed and anxious by the way you were treated by the staff.

I would like to look into this for you and would be grateful if you can please contact the Patient Experience Team:

Email: feedback@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Telephone: 0131 536 3370

I hope that we can help.

Kind regards

Jeannette

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