Routine hospital appointments - just assume won't happen right?

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Or should I phone or what?

Phone.

That way you don't make an unnecessary journey because they're so snowed under with sending out cancellation messages.

It saved me a pointless (and risky) trip to Guy's where the cancellation text came after the time of the appointment.

Def check, hosp called me to rearrange an appt that had to be cancelled by me last week, to next week. Some depts are still open.

Mine was still on for this week but I have a 3 year old that I'm not risking taking to a hospital appointment that isn't urgent so I asked for a phonecall

My outpatient appointment was cancelled 2 weeks ago- they called me.

OH contacted GP about worsening sleep apnoea over 2 weeks ago and he still hasn't had a call back.

When is your appointment? I'd call them. I think it depends if its a condition that should be monitored closely, or just a routine check that could wait. If the appointment is this week, I'm surprised you havent be contacted already if its being cancelled.

I was called. My appointment has been changed to a telephone consultation. I guess if I needed examining, I would have to wait, or send in a photo! (Orthopaedics)

I’m wondering the same thing as have paed apt for dd on Friday. Must call them today to check. I don’t want to risk going but I also don’t want to miss it if it’s my only chance to see them so I’m hoping they’ll be understanding if they want to maintain the apt.

I had a private consultation with a cardiologist cancelled, although I was offered a telephone consultation - didn't see how that would have worked really!

We've had all ours cancelled and are now on,phone consultations

Not in a hospital but my sons physio/ot appointment for dyspraxia assessment has been changed to a telephone appointment. How can they diagnose it over the phone I’ve no idea!

Definitely phone to check. I had an MRI yesterday which I called last week to check was still on and it was.

Phone them, I had one on the phone yesterday and the doctor was very clear that other care still needs to continue.

I've had two hospital appointments in the past week and both were changed to telephone appointments. One I received a text message to tell me but the other I was notified by letter (but still got the routine text reminder that I was expected at the hospital). Had I not received the letter I wouldn't have known so maybe it's best to phone them?

Phone and check. Our hospital had a recorded message that all out patient appts were going ahead. This was last week.

Getting Dh to phone about his appointment today. It’s supposed to be for next Monday at a hospital one hours drive away. The website doesn’t say anything and we’ve not had a cancellation letter.

Ring.

I had a routine screening coming up, so rang and was told (as I expected) that it was postponed, and I need to nothing as they will send out new invitations idc.

No cancellation letter/text has arrived, so don't count on being told. Gomsnd find out. Assume that anything routine will be postponed.

I was due to have an ct angio today. Got the appointment in the post on the friday but the following monday it was cancelled by a very breezy opd clerk.
No imminent appointment with my consultant so not sure what's going on.

I’d rang, ours still went ahead. The wait after if you miss it when you shouldn’t have will be huge.