Omlet cube and run

[poachedegg]

Took DS (15) to GP yesterday - he has worn glasses since 9 months old and had a very bad inward squint in his left eye corrected at 15months old, was always under the hospital until about 3 years ago as his sight stabilised and they were happy for him to be seen at the Opticians.

 

A few days ago I think I saw his left eye squinting outwards, so went off to GP to get a referral at the hospital for it to be checked out - bearing in mind we only went yesterday, this morning I have recevied a letter with a choice of 5 hospitals to attend, have rang and got an appointment for 10 days time - impressed!

[Lesley]

Where do you live - we'll be moving next door!

 

It took us 2 years to get a proper referral for my granddaughter, she saw a Consultant on Wednesday

 

Well done whoever sorted that out for your son

[Happy chickens!]

That's fantastic - hope they sort out the problem as quickly for him.

[Cooks]

I think that must be the fastest referal I have ever heard of. My son has an inward squint currently being controlled by glasses which he also has to wear anyway due to being very long sighted. Good luck to your son.

[fluffyknickers]

That's brilliant news.

 

My daughter suffers with a gastro condition (called EE for short) and around a month ago her paed said we needed to be reffered to a specialist at Great Ormond Street where she will be seen then from then wait for a biopsy.

 

The letter came this week and she is seeing someone first on the 16th November to discuss her then I can imagine how long the wait is going to be for a biopsy .

 

I also like the 'choose and book' as without this my daughter wouldnt be with the wonderful pead she is with now as he is at a hospital around 45mins away.

 

Michelle

[Alis girls]

Nice to hear, sorry to rain on your parade but one of our Gp's used to call it "Choose and loose" as so many referals went missing. But this is London and everything much busier here. Hope all goes ok. yes NHS can come up trumps, took ES to see gastroenterologist yesterday, got there 15mins early with a copy of War and Peace to while away the hours (oh ok the Daily Mail) and we were called immediately. Within 1/2 hour bloods done and we were on our way. Still got to get pooh sample hmm that should be fun

[poachedegg]

I think that must be the fastest referal I have ever heard of. My son has an inward squint currently being controlled by glasses which he also has to wear anyway due to being very long sighted. Good luck to your son.

 

That was what DS's squint was like before he had his original op, he too is very long sighted - if this is a squint it is already happening with his glasses on - but I would rather know quickly rather than let it get worse.

[Cooks]

I pressume you have gone down the route of checking with the opticians that the glasses stregth is strong enough?? I only say as when my sons glasses are not strong enough his eye goes in and as soon as he removes them it goes it as well

He has to have glasses assessed every 6 months to make sure they are on track.

 

I hope things get resolved for you asap.

[TAJ]

We have a new computerised system here which is great - when DD had to see a consultant the GP did something electronically then as soon as we got home we logged on via the internet/access code given and could see the choice up consultants, see their ratings and the waiting times. You just picked the consultant and then the appointment time and day that fitted - so much better than the old days of waiting for a letter, getting an appoinment you couldn't attend and having to ring up to change it. It must also save the NHS money in posting out letters and having to change appointments.

 

Tracy

[poachedegg]

I pressume you have gone down the route of checking with the opticians that the glasses stregth is strong enough?? I only say as when my sons glasses are not strong enough his eye goes in and as soon as he removes them it goes it as well

He has to have glasses assessed every 6 months to make sure they are on track.

 

I hope things get resolved for you asap.

 

Yes he does have regular glasses appointments with the opticians - though I presume the hospital will go through the same checks and hopefully pick up on anything if it has been missed.

[poachedegg]

We have a new computerised system here which is great - when DD had to see a consultant the GP did something electronically then as soon as we got home we logged on via the internet/access code given and could see the choice up consultants, see their ratings and the waiting times. You just picked the consultant and then the appointment time and day that fitted - so much better than the old days of waiting for a letter, getting an appoinment you couldn't attend and having to ring up to change it. It must also save the NHS money in posting out letters and having to change appointments.

 

Tracy

 

I agree - using this system is far more efficient than snail mail!

[chocchick]

That is impressive.

 

I had a job a few months ago where I sent out letters to tell the patient to phone to arrange an appointment (I then got the 20 calls one after another). We sent out a letter to confirm the appointment and there were still people who changed appointments and got another confirmation letter.

 

The computer system sounds good (I'd use it) but would be tricky if the patient needed transport or a translater or had no Internet access/couldn't use it.

 

We were part of the 18 week pathway so had a deadline http://www.18weeks.nhs.uk/Content.aspx?path=/What-is-18-weeks/About-the-programme

[theherd123]

Thats a brilliant turn around time poachedegg.

 

The NHS can work well at times!

[TAJ]

That is impressive.

 

I had a job a few months ago where I sent out letters to tell the patient to phone to arrange an appointment (I then got the 20 calls one after another). We sent out a letter to confirm the appointment and there were still people who changed appointments and got another confirmation letter.

 

The computer system sounds good (I'd use it) but would be tricky if the patient needed transport or a translater or had no Internet access/couldn't use it.

 

We were part of the 18 week pathway so had a deadline http://www.18weeks.nhs.uk/Content.aspx?path=/What-is-18-weeks/About-the-programme

 

Where I live the code that the doctor gives you can also be used on a 0800 phone number if you do not want to do it by computer yourself.

 

Tracy

[ubereglu]

That's good then!

 

I don't remember when I was referred by our GP to the orthoptist, I was definitely 1 or under. I have a squint too and had to have eye patches...I had to be bribed with stickers to wear them! I had to go every month for the first 7 years of my life and am mostly sorted now, apart from having REALLY Long sightedness.

 

It's good to hear a positive experience. My sister needs to go to a GP and ask to be referred to a dermatologist really, as the skin on her hands has got really bad and nothing touches it to make it better-I think working with apoxy resins was partly the cause.