Yesterday wasn't a good day for the NHS! Few weeks ago I got a letter from the specialist about a liver biopsy, it advised to read the information leaflet enclosed, had to phone to get them to send one! Leaflet went on about how you need to stop some meds before the procedure, "the hospital doctor will have advised you if you have to stop any of your regular medications". Nothing about having to stop anything.
OK, went to the medical day case ward 8:30 yesterday, hung about for 90 mins or so then taken into the ward. Went through the pre procedure checks, 101 dumb questions, got them right and won a wristband! Got handed another information sheet, reading it, mentioned aspirin . . . . err, excuse me, I'm on daily aspirin and nobody mentioned stopping it! Oh, nurse went off to check. Came back, can't go ahead, the "specialist" who issued the appointment letter should have told me to stop the aspirin 7 days before the procedure . . . . brilliant. Felt sorry for the nurse (who my wife, a fellow nurse, knew) having to apologise for the idiot "specialist's" cockup.
Cut the wristband off again, sorry and goodbye! Waiting for another appointment.
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