I attended a clinic appt with a Dr a two staff nurses. This was for a trans vaginal ultra sound as I have been experiencing slight bleeding whilst on HRT. I was seen on time.
The doctor seemed ill prepared for the consultation. They were asking me questions about my medication and previous visit to the gynaecologist which I would have expected them to already know. I asked why they didn't have access to this important information via my CHI number and I was informed it was on another system. The same applied to my cervical screening results. The doctor had to ask a nurse to go and access this information as we were mid consult at this point. This did not inspire a sense of confidence as surely the doctor shouldn't have to rely on the patient providing dosing information as this may be unreliable considering the circumstances of the appointment? I appreciate that the service is busy and under staffed but there was a sense that little to no pre appointment preparation had been done as I watched him scan through my medical notes.
The examination itself was fine but there was little communication from the doctor so I focused on the two nursing staff present. They were lovely, very supportive and caring. I was incredibly grateful for their presence in the room. On a side note, it would have been nice to have been informed that it was a male doctor who was going to be seeing me. It would not have made a difference to me (apart from being surprised at the outset as I have only ever been seen my female gyn doctors) but I am sure some women would not have been comfortable with that.
"Colposcopy/Gyn One Stop Shop appt"
About: Royal Alexandra Hospital / Gynaecology/Colposcopy Outpatients Royal Alexandra Hospital Gynaecology/Colposcopy Outpatients Paisley PA2 9PN
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