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NHS colleague has queue jumped a waiting list

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iamfrustrated · 03/07/2026 12:51

I want to preface this by saying that everything I say, I have been told by my colleague themselves. I am not making assumptions.

This colleague is waiting for some fairly urgent surgery. During the pre-operative assessment a fairly minor issue was detected. It does not preclude the major surgery but can be solved by a minor surgical procedure.

They have, in the space of two weeks, been seen by a consultant, listed for surgery, pre-assessed for this procedure and given a date. Meanwhile, I am waiting for an appointment in the same department and it’s going on seven months without an idea of when I will be seen.

My managers are aware of the situation and she is almost gleeful in how they are telling everyone that this has happened, that they’ve jumped the queue and they have basically cheated the system for a date.

I am so angry. I do not see how it is fair. AIBU to complain to my managers about this, as at the very least I think you shouldn’t be so gleeful about it?

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paleyellowbrick · 03/07/2026 12:55

Who was involved in fast tracking her?

iamfrustrated · 03/07/2026 12:55

GreenFootstool · 03/07/2026 12:53

So what has happened that makes this a "queue jump"?

It’s the fact she was fast tracked in to see a consultant. She’s said herself she knows that she should’ve been waiting a long time

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SoScarletItWas · 03/07/2026 12:55

How did she do it? Does she schedule patient appointments and she manipulated the appointment dates in her favour?

Or might it be that her surgery is, as you describe, urgent and that’s why she’s being seen ‘ahead of you’?

MandemChickenShop · 03/07/2026 12:55

You have no idea of the detail. probably best to keep out and focus on chasing up your own appointments

PurpleLovecats · 03/07/2026 12:54

If it has happened exactly the way you described, then yes I would complain.

GreenFootstool · 03/07/2026 12:53

So what has happened that makes this a "queue jump"?

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