Hospital Appointments

flashy · 17-03-2010, 16:17

I was due at the Royal Blackburn today at 2.50pm for the results of an M.R.I scan i had on my arm 2 months ago, my appointment was supposed to be with Mr Srinivasin (sp?)...i walked in at 2.35pm and at 3pm a nurse came out and told everyone who was in the waiting room that he was running 2 hours late because he had overbooked on appointments, she said that we could either wait or make another appointment for a later date, i got up and walked over to reception to make another appointment and the lady at reception told me that the appointment she had made for me for next week is overbooked too so there might another 2 hour wait when i get there

when i asked her if there where any other doctors i could see she said they won't get anyone else in because the NHS can't afford it

whats going on?

Ken Moss · 17-03-2010, 16:23

That sounds very much like the individual doctor rather than a fault of the hospital. I've had several appointments over the past three months (including one today) and I've been seen almost straight away.

Write to the hospital administrator, it needs flagging up as something that the patients aren't happy about.

flashy · 17-03-2010, 16:46

i was going to ask if they where going to refund my bus fare....but i thought i'd better keep my gob shut (which is unlike me)

shillelagh · 17-03-2010, 16:52

What i heard is that they make appointments 2/3 patients at the same time because a lot of people either ring in the morning/dinnertime to cancel or just dont turn up .. so when that happens the doc is sat there with nothing to do. Dont know if this is still the case as that was a couple of years ago ..

andrewb · 17-03-2010, 17:32

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Originally Posted by flashy

I was due at the Royal Blackburn today at 2.50pm for the results of an M.R.I scan i had on my arm 2 months ago, my appointment was supposed to be with Mr Srinivasin (sp?)...i walked in at 2.35pm and at 3pm a nurse came out and told everyone who was in the waiting room that he was running 2 hours late because he had overbooked on appointments, she said that we could either wait or make another appointment for a later date, i got up and walked over to reception to make another appointment and the lady at reception told me that the appointment she had made for me for next week is overbooked too so there might another 2 hour wait when i get there

when i asked her if there where any other doctors i could see she said they won't get anyone else in because the NHS can't afford it

whats going on?

Last time I had to see a consultant this happened. Appointment was at something like 9am in Manchester. Got seen at about 12/1 I think. They always overbook - it's to get past the targets I guess. Shame that it impares on patient care as they are just rushing to get through people.

Oh, I didn't actually get to see the consultant. I saw a registrar. They'd lost my notes too.. put me on some medication I'd already been on.

Neil · 17-03-2010, 17:57

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...but i thought i'd better keep my gob shut

OMG you are seriously ill, shall I start planning your wake

MargaretR · 17-03-2010, 18:05

About 10 years ago, this happened to me, but the wait was destined to be 3 hours.-I just left - didn't rebook.

It was for results following gastroscopy. Fortunately one of the nurse team who had performed it had showed me the camera shot of the entrance to my stomach and told me the diagnosis of hiatus hernia, so I did not feel the need to see him at all. The results were mailed to my doc in any case.

I had previously paid this man a consultation fee and was examined privately at Beardwood, and that was just an expensive version of an GCE O level lesson in human digestion. It had got me a queue jump for the gastroscopy - nothing more.

I maybe missed GCE O level biology lesson 2

, but since I had already passed it, I considered that my time was being wasted

jaysay · 18-03-2010, 07:03

I'm off to the Hospital this morning and again next Tuesday Morning, in all the time I've been going I have only been there longer that I should be once, in fact the last time I went to outpatients I saw the doctor 10 minutes early

emamum · 18-03-2010, 07:25

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I'm off to the Hospital this morning and again next Tuesday Morning, in all the time I've been going I have only been there longer that I should be once, in fact the last time I went to outpatients I saw the doctor 10 minutes early

at my last scan i got there early and was in and out before my actual appointment time.. had to wait for my midwife tho since she didnt think i'd be finished till hald hour after my appointment time

i have to see a consultant once a month while i'm pregnant as well and theres always at least an hours wait there, i always get an appointment between 9.30 and 10 so i can walk straight up from school and its usually dinner time when i get out.

accyman · 18-03-2010, 08:44

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Originally Posted by Neil

OMG you are seriously ill, shall I start planning your wake

isnt flashy keeping her mouth shut one of the first signs of teh appocolypse ?

flashy · 18-03-2010, 10:10

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Originally Posted by accyman

isnt flashy keeping her mouth shut one of the first signs of teh appocolypse ?

love you too

jaysay · 18-03-2010, 14:41

Had an appointment at the Chest Clinic for 10-40 this morning ambulance picked me up at 9-30 was in the clinic by 9-45, went into see the Prof at 9-55, 45 minutes early