Not a lot likely to be happening on the prostate front for a while, so please bear with me if I do not post for a while; I don't want to lose you!!
Just a couple of things that have happened in the last day or so.
Posted the last entry yesterday and sent the collected observations to the hospital, CQC and CCG. That was a challenge in itself when it came to Medway Hospital!
Finding the correct email address for the Chief Executive was a real problem. Tried the obvious, bounced back. Tried the address given on the hospital website: automated reply from the new owner of that address which basically said "if you are after the chief executive, try this address". I think that the third attempt was successful, but who knows?
Sent a copy to the nice manager who has been following this blog (thank you). She was on leave according to her automatic email reply. Received an email from her at 21:30! It was very much appreciated, but if you are reading this, apologies if you think the next bit is patronising.......speaking as someone who worked in the public sector for over 20 years and got into the "work is life" culture, please look after yourself and those you love first. In the long run, no-one values long hours; it is what you achieve that marks you out. There is very rarely anything which cannot wait another day.
I have been referred by the Medway consultant to a London Hospital, but had also sent an email to my GP to see whether he could "short circuit" the system as a back up. The London hospital would be what is known as a "tertiary referral", so I knew really that he could not do it.
Here is a mark of excellence in General Practice: I had a 'phone call from one of the excellent admin staff to tell me that my GP regretted he could not make the referral. What she said next was the excellent bit: he had received a copy of the referral from Medway Hospital, she had taken it upon herself to call the consultant's secretary at the new hospital and check out how long it was likely to take before I am seen! Talk about above and beyond........... the answer was about 4 weeks. This practice is run by one of the private companies so hated by some politicians (don't they realise that all GPs are small businesses and not NHS employees?) and is superb. Malling Health are excellent.
I will probably be back on Monday evening after the much vaunted tattoo
Until then, not a song, but something appropriate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY9oWfkKt6A
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