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rant about the blood transfusion service
DaveS:
They open till 7.15 at our centre, you can make appointments once you have been for the first time.
They are trying to speed up the process, I made an appointment for my next vistit as part of the check in process.
First time takes longer because of the documentation etc.
I think they do a great job, they kept my father alive for quite some time as he needed regular transfusions. A big thankyou to all donors!
I can understand your annoyance though and sympathise.
pilgrim:
of course they're busy - the tour de france is on!
:lol:
screwy:
I must say I symapthise with the OP. I too registered last year with them and received the usual welcome pack, etc. They do just one session a month near me and everytime it was on, I was working late. I am self-employed and never know what jobs I will be on usually until a day or to before, so appointment booking for me is useless.
Anyway, after a couple of months of not getting there, I got a quite badly worded letter from them essentially asking am I going to donate or not. I wrote back explaining my circumstances, etc and said that as soon as a donation day coincided with me not working, I would be along.
Then I managed to get back early the next month, rushed straight to the centre and had exactly the same experience as the OP, as in turned away through lack of time. :(
Another couple of months went by and work stopped me getting to sessions. Then my wife took a call from a quite rude woman from the BTS saying that I was 'wasting their time' and have now been removed from the list. I could re-apply if I wanted to.
Well sod that if that's their attitude. I am happy to help and overcome my dislike of all things medical, as I have been a recipient of blood in my life and its fair to give it back. But if you only hold one session a month, what do you expect working people to do?
The whole NHS seems to have this attitude regarding appointments - its as if it is only geared to those who work locally in 9-5 jobs or dont work at all. There seems no leeway nor accomodation for people who work shifts and anti-social hours, often miles away from their homes.
In my experience they have a poor attitude to helping people help them and I wont be in any hurry to re-register in the near future after this experience. :evil:
sleeplessparadise:
I have just checked the NBS web site and there are 77 sessions I could attend in the next 2 months if I wanted to give blood (having just given last week I won't be going to any of them) but they range from the centre in Bradford which is open mopnday to friday 9.30 a.m till 6.30pm to 9 other towns that are easily accessible with sessions running from 2p.m to 7.30p.m As mentioned earlier I too work for myself and I make time to go and give blood because it is that important to me to do so and if I cannot make time once every 16 weeks or so to get to any one fo 77 sessions then it really cannot be that important for me to do so. Just my opinion :)
screwy:
--- Quote from: "sleeplessparadise" --- open mopnday to friday 9.30 a.m till 6.30pm to 9 other towns that are easily accessible with sessions running from 2p.m to 7.30p.m
--- End quote ---
So that's weekdays only and the latest session is 7pm. And that's local to you. So when I work in london and finish at 4, I wont get back till 8. I cannot go during working hours, as unbelievably I am working. This is what I mean. Why don't they do a weekend session? Why no late night ones say from 6-10pm? All those times you quoted are geared to 9-5rs and those who dont work..... :?
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