A person at work was given an urgent appointment last Friday for some tests on Monday. Not a bad response.
They were promised a prescription for a medication that needs to be taken before the tests. OK so far. They rang the hospital today to chase the prescription and were told it was posted second class. Second class? WTF? Apparantly everything has to be posted second class to save money.
So what happens if the prescription doesn't arrive in the morning? Why they have to arrive earlier on Monday for another procedure to prepare them for the tests.
So the NHS has saved 10 pence. However it looks likely that the saving will cost many pounds in extra NHS treatment costs. And this makes sense to who???
UPDATE: The prescription arrived today. So that's OK then? No. It can only be dispensed by the hospital :( A 35 mile round trip for said person who drove past the hospital this morning. Frustrating or what?
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