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"antenatal clinic receptionist"

About: Whipps Cross University Hospital

1/8/24 10:40am- Absolutely useless receptionist who needs training or told to leave. Inability to communicate with her fellow colleagues and no help to patients. Creates unnecessary drama so she can play the victim. I came for a blood test and was first in the queue. She told me to wait to be called. After 20 minutes (I was #41) the ticket display went up to 42. I told her I was still waiting and even though I was 41 and no one had called for me. She showed little care and told me the number system was nothing

to do with her. I waited another 20 minutes, so 40 mins in total when then the ticket display showed 43. At this point I was very frustrated and asked her if there was anyone doing blood-tests,

why was the ticket queue moving but no evidence of people being called for their test? She decided to play the victim, even though I expressed I wasn't blaming her, she just wasn't doing anything

about it and just expected me to sit like a idiot waiting for no one to come. Finally a nurse came for ticket 43 and I went in. Of course I was upset and I don't blame the nurse, who was very nice, except the useless system you have in place and the unhelpful receptionist lacking communication and teamwork skills. The nurse explained I was supposed to come straight to her and not wait and said the receptionist knew that.

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Response from Whipps Cross University Hospital 7 months ago
Whipps Cross University Hospital
Submitted on 26/09/2024 at 08:17
Published on nhs.uk at 08:17


Dear Toyah,

Thank you for taking time to contact us with feedback about the Antenatal department at Whipps Cross Hospital . We were very disappointed to hear about your experience.

We would welcome the opportunity to look into the concern you have raised and provide feedback as appropriate. Should you wish for this to happen, please liaise with the PALS Team on site who will be happy to assist you further. They can be contacted on Tel. No 0208 535 6438 or via email to wxpals.bartshealth@nhs.net

Kind regards

Central Complaints Team

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