"An appointment was provided very quickly..."

What I liked

An appointment was provided very quickly. Nurses were helpful and reassuring.

What could be improved

I feel that my implied consent to treatment was not gained as the procedures during the appointment were significantly different to those set out in the patient information leaflet sent to me prior to the appointment. In particular, procedures included aspects which I, my family and others would not have expected to occur without my expressed consent.

Also, I would have liked to have been seen closer to my appointment time - I waited for over an hour past my appointment time in outpatients, it seemed that a number of people had the same appointment time.

Anything else?

It isn't easy to find out who to complain to at this hospital. For instance the patient information leaflet asked for constructive feedback, but did not indicate who to send it to.

There seems to be little recognition that patients have to take time off from work to attend appointments - time wasted while waiting and the need to visit more than once when it could all have been done on the same visit. Presumably it also cost the hospital more to provide two appointments (although it does generate two car parking charges).