Anyone else had an appointment cancelled at Manchester Childrens hospital?

[fairyfly]

Due to unforseen circumstances they have cancelled an appointment in October. Perhaps it is just his surgeon that is off but because its slightly vague i was wondering if it is a hospital problem. Thanks.

hmmmm, well if nobody knows, i will just have to examine him myself with a fish slice and the kitchen scissors

Just on the off chance im not the only person in manchester with a child who needs medical attention i will give it one last blatant bump.

Has it been booked long ff - maybe he's booked a late holiday. Dd's 12 monthly appointments often get shunted on a few weeks.

Yes it is his 12 month appointment, but when it has happened before, usually when dr
is away i have a replacement date. Not to worry, i am sure everyone is the same, you like to get these things sorted without any delay.

So they've just cancelled - with no other date sent?? That's a bit off.

We're having a bit of trouble getting them to start investigations on ds. They seem to be on a different timescale to the rest of us.
What is your son having done?

He is just having an ultrasound and an ecg. just pisses me off as i cant check his hearts ok, need peace of mind, why are they playing you up?

perhaps they will write again asking you to phone to make an appointment, I know some hospitals use that appointment system now rather than just giving you a day and time to come in
it's not on to just cancel like that though - keep on chasing!
can I ask what the children's hospital is like? we are moving to bolton soon and I thought I might use that as our nearest port of call - does it have an Ok rep?

Oh of course, surely childrens hospitals are the best anyway? when i knew my son was ill i thought about going private but it is the same staff!
Only problem i have is the photos of david bekham up the wall............us mancs are well mad for it and proud( bit like that)

photos of David Beckham sounds a lot better than Hull FC on the windows for something to look at while waiting for that appointment. Now I'm all set on transferring there!

Don't know about Manchester fairyfly, but at Birmingham there's a shortage of technicians to do ECHO's and the some of cardio's have been doing their own. Maybe that's where the problem lies.

oooh goodness i hope thats not true, i know my boys doctor hasn't bonded with him but i have with the doctor. He has looked after my baby since he was born. >cough< i was getting maudling