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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee [Session 6]


Anonymous submission of 21 September 2021

PE1865/SSS

I’m writing with regards to cancelled hospital appointments.

I’ve been on the waiting list for a year now with the mesh clinic in Glasgow and finally got an appointment for 09/09/21. A few days later I got a letter cancelling this appointment and then another letter with a new appointment date of 28/09/21.

On Friday 10/09/21 I received a phone call from the Department to say they’re cancelling the appointment for the 28th Sept and offered me one for 15th September instead. I accepted that. Then less than an hour later, they called back to cancel the appointment for the 15th and gave me another one for the 17th of November!!

To say this has caused me stress is an understatement! I’ve had to re-plan each time both with a representative who was accompanying me and also travel arrangements.

A lady on my mesh group had already been offered the appointment on the 15th September just before they called me to offer it to me.

I’d like to know what’s going on and why they are making and breaking appointments.

I know I’m not the only one to experience this and it’s very upsetting.


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