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GP failed to action promised referral

peterhjohnson · 2025-03-11 19:16:22

I have an ongoing health problem and my GP tried and failed to fix it. So they said they would refer me to a hospital consultant. Two months later, I discovered that the GP hadn't actually made the referral! I complained and mentioned that if they couldn't get me an appointment within 18 weeks of the original promise, I…

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peterhjohnson Posts: 484 Forumite

27 March 2025 at 1:08PM

Toothsmith said:

You would be way better off just asking them nicely if the referral could be sent in and then using the practice complaints system to register your displeasure.

LOL! Asking nicely produced no results. As I already said, their Complaints system has only produced an acknowledgement after nagging. Next week, it will be 3 months od silence despite a reminder.

I have now moved to a different practice about 100m away!

(My username is not related to my real name)
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