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By *estival OP Man 2 weeks ago
borehamwood |
Just a bit of a rant have had my surgery cancelled four times now in the last 5 weeks latest was yesterday after I turned up at 7 30 in morning kept sitting around to mid day to be told they didn't have a bed for me and sent on my merry way,anyone else being given the run around? |
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In all honesty, the opposite for me (I am Wales based). Diagnosed with melanoma in the middle of June, operation at the end of August and now on immunotherapy.
Sadly, it's all still too much of a lottery.
I hole you have your surgery soon and get on the mend quickly. |
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Opposite for me. I live in Hertfordshire. I was on holiday in Wales, collapsed, picked up in an ambulance. Was expecting to be taken over the border to Bristol, but no, NHS Wales took care of everything so well, the surgeon has not even left any post operation scars. |
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By *estival OP Man 2 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies "
don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
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Hope you get your OP soon. In Essex they canceled an in-laws heart op three times & he got fatigued enough to stop working full time which if he'd had the op he wouldn't have done.
So a welfare cost could be added to the NHS failure.
We have a daughter at college who had cancer when much younger. Last year she had some discomfort, turned out to be bowel growths/polyps so they went in & had a look & removed them there & then.
Non cancerous in this instance but they need to know why she got them so young so sent us all off for genetic screening. Blood tests went off to one of only two labs in the whole of the UK that does this type of work.
"They are very busy so we expect results back in 4-6mnths, in the meantime we might suggest an annual colonoscopy".
13mnths later we are still waiting for the blood results let alone a decision on the other.
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By *estival OP Man 2 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"Hope you get your OP soon. In Essex they canceled an in-laws heart op three times & he got fatigued enough to stop working full time which if he'd had the op he wouldn't have done.
So a welfare cost could be added to the NHS failure.
We have a daughter at college who had cancer when much younger. Last year she had some discomfort, turned out to be bowel growths/polyps so they went in & had a look & removed them there & then.
Non cancerous in this instance but they need to know why she got them so young so sent us all off for genetic screening. Blood tests went off to one of only two labs in the whole of the UK that does this type of work.
"They are very busy so we expect results back in 4-6mnths, in the meantime we might suggest an annual colonoscopy".
13mnths later we are still waiting for the blood results let alone a decision on the other.
S"
about the work situation,I've tried carrying on working for nearly a year but cpl of months ago I had to go get signed of by the doc so now only getting statutory sick pay and having to claim for rent and council tax so yea is costing them more and more also gona be in hospital for 7-10 days instead of overnight like I would have been when I first went in last year,is just becoming a proper bollock ache now |
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"In all honesty, the opposite for me (I am Wales based). Diagnosed with melanoma in the middle of June, operation at the end of August and now on immunotherapy.
Sadly, it's all still too much of a lottery.
I hole you have your surgery soon and get on the mend quickly. "
Cancer is a different pathway. |
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"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it"
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency). |
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By *estival OP Man 2 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency)."
yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it |
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"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it"
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By *estival OP Man 2 weeks ago
borehamwood |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it
Well, you have the information, do something about it "
ive phoned PALS about it but not holding out much hope with them, went in for my furst pre op in sept 2023 and didnt hear nothing until may of this yea in the meen time id been in contact with pals 2or 3 times and phoned the hospital numerous times trying to find out what was going on to always be told the person i need to talk to wasnt avalible and they would get them to call me back calls that never happend i might add, oh well if something gives way in the meentime i will be putting a claim in against the nhs, like i said further up i got rushed in a cpl of yeaars ago and the nurses were great the whole month i was there, seems to me if your actually booked in for something its a lucky dip if you actually get treated |
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Yes cancer is a different path way .I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and with in a month I was operated on .to be fair I am in the finest city for such care .I live in Sheffield where we have the top teaching Hospitals and surgens also radiotheropy treatment . |
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"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it
Well, you have the information, do something about it ive phoned PALS about it but not holding out much hope with them, went in for my furst pre op in sept 2023 and didnt hear nothing until may of this yea in the meen time id been in contact with pals 2or 3 times and phoned the hospital numerous times trying to find out what was going on to always be told the person i need to talk to wasnt avalible and they would get them to call me back calls that never happend i might add, oh well if something gives way in the meentime i will be putting a claim in against the nhs, like i said further up i got rushed in a cpl of yeaars ago and the nurses were great the whole month i was there, seems to me if your actually booked in for something its a lucky dip if you actually get treated"
I told you two potential avenues. |
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PALS is definitely the first place to go with problems. In my case gone down that route and as helpful as they were had to go down the legal route. NHS has paid for all my private medical bills and admitted liability so waiting on a settlement. CPS still deciding what to do but even after all of this PALS have still been supportive and helpful. |
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NHS Scotland 5 visits in 8 weeks to the Doc before a referral sent into see a consultant. It's not life threatening but is affecting my everyday life and getting me down. Phoned the hospital and there is a 42 week waiting list to see a consultant. I'm not sure if there is anything I can do to speed things up  |
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By *lan157Man 1 week ago
a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex |
"sorry to hear about what has been happening to you i have had pacemaker issues recently and care has been brilliant hastings/eastbourne/brighton cardiologies don't get me wrong I got rushed in as an emergency back in 2022 and spent 17 days in high dependency unit and another two weeks on a normal ward and can't fault the nurses who looked after me,just seems if your not rushed in the running of it is crap,nearly impossible to talk to anyone to find out what's going on,funniest thing is when I went in last year and first got seen I was told it would be done keyhole surgery,now because I've been left so long I now need to be cut open from my waistband to where my ribs meet and it gona take 3-4 hours,sorry for the rant lol just wondering where the free at the point of use is if you can't get to use it
Look at the patient charter, NICE guidelines. There should be guidance somewhere on your rights after x amount of cancellations. Obviously life saving ops take priority (my friend had hers cancelled twice and was told she could go private on the nhs due to the urgency).yea there not supposed to cancel more than 3 times and I pointed this out to them yesterday after sitting there for 4hrs before they sent me home because of no beds the other three times it's apparently been because the surgeon was off sick,keep getting told its a complicated op I'm beginning to think that particular hospital hasn't got anyone skilled enough to do it
Well, you have the information, do something about it ive phoned PALS about it but not holding out much hope with them, went in for my furst pre op in sept 2023 and didnt hear nothing until may of this yea in the meen time id been in contact with pals 2or 3 times and phoned the hospital numerous times trying to find out what was going on to always be told the person i need to talk to wasnt avalible and they would get them to call me back calls that never happend i might add, oh well if something gives way in the meentime i will be putting a claim in against the nhs, like i said further up i got rushed in a cpl of yeaars ago and the nurses were great the whole month i was there, seems to me if your actually booked in for something its a lucky dip if you actually get treated"
I have come across this issue of " The person you need to speak to is not available" and a request to leave a message Which is never returned. It seems to be policy to deal with patients in this way. Forgive me for thinking it but it seems the administrative side of hospitals is in the hands of part-time people who are often off work unwell themselves. |
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By *estival OP Man 1 week ago
borehamwood |
Been on fone im pretty much screwed, because its not life threatening as long as they offer me a new date within 28 days of op being cancelled i can go fuck myself basically, oh well statutory sick pay till it gets sorted out, will wait for another date now no doubt thats gona get cancelled on the day aswell, nhshit |
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