August 2021 feedback report
What did we hear this month?
The feedback we collected this month concerns the following topics:
- GP services
- Communication with front desk staff
- Booking appointments on the telephone
- econsult and digital access
- Registration for new patients
- Patient voice in health decisions
- Access to interpretation services
- Administration issues
- Dental Services
- Optical services
... contacted them first time in a over a year and it just reminded me why I was avoiding this practice. Never been correctly diagnosed and have been told my back pain is not real and it’s just in my head.
I waited 3 days for my GP to call me back. On the 3rd day the receptionist assured me he would phone back after he read my e consultation. Still no call back from GP. Still in pain. I waited by the phone for 3 days.
It makes our job very difficult and is a huge waste of resources in the time spent calling around and convincing these services that they should be booking interpreters. It is also extremely stressful for the Deaf patients who just want to be seen like everybody else.
Next Steps
We will follow-up on all concerns or issues raised. We will work with commissioners, providers, and service users to understand both where services are working well and where further development may be needed.
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Where does our evidence come from?
The feedback presented in this report represents 193 responses from the following sources:
- Calls and emails to Healthwatch Greenwich from Greenwich residents and service users
- Meetings between Healthwatch Greenwich and groups of Greenwich service users
- Feedback given by service users at outreach events and activities
- Conversations as seen on social media
- Online reviews of services
No recommendations were made in this report.
Downloads
For more information on our feedback report, contact Sue:
sue@healthwatchgreenwich.co.uk
020 8301 8340
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