Health Care Professionals

[JoJ5375]

Does anyone else find it totally annoying when some health care provider leaves a message on your answerphone to TELL you that they will be calling round to see you and your child on Friday at 3.

I think it shows a total lack of respect for my time. I actually work almost full time but they assume because I have a special needs child I have nothing better to do than sit at home waiting for them to visit.

Sorry for ranting but it makes me angry.
Joanne

yep. Most of mine have learnt to make an appointment now.

I know what you mean-not once has any single health professional asked me if i work/have other children/childcare to consider when booking appointments...in fact following one very memorable meeting with the school they all nearly fell over when I mentioned I might have to go to work at some point during the endless assessments and appointments...

I'm an HCP and I'd never dream of telling you I was coming to see you - I'd negotiate a convenient time.

However, sometimes you phone and phone and can't get a reply so in the end you sy you'll come at a specific time unless they phone back to re-arrange.

They often don't bother to re-arrange, so I turn up and they're out.

Not sure how to address this really - but it's a terrible waste of my clinical time. Not all HCPs are bad, you know. And there are some very annoying parents, too.