SHP - The Jacey Practice

The phone line is either busy or all of the appointments have already been allocated when you do get through.

I have not had a satisfactory experience at this surgery. I have not been happy with the care provided by some of the doctors. Luckily being a part of SHP I can request appointments at other surgeries which I do.

I have been waiting over 12 months for a cortisone injection in my knee. I have been living in unbearable pain. In August I called the surgery crying in pain, and was told that I was not on the waiting list, when I was told previously that I was. I was put back on the list as urgent, and received a text message from the surgery saying 'do not call us, we will call you', which I found quite rude. I have finally had my injection in late November 2023, 3 months after being put on the urgent list, and I had to attend a different SHP practice for it. The waiting times are awful, but I don't think anyone cares.

Whenever I have received care from the clinical staff it has been great. I have nothing but positive comments in this area. The challenges started however when SHP took over. Trying to make an appointment is incredibly hard. The phone queues are awful and when you get through the appointments available are for weeks in advance. Why can't we book online anymore as we could pre-covid?

I have experienced challenges with the admin staff not knowing the processes involved in making an autism referral. This has caused severe delays.

Stop giving us the average waiting time as you know it is misleading and why can’t we book appointments online prior to this awful partnership was formed

Waiting times, staff attitude poor and uncaring, doctors start late. Treatment suggestions mainly aimed at saving the practice money. Just a money making operation for the doctors many who are part time

It is very difficult to get through on the telephone line which makes it very hard to get an appointment. There is no continuity of care, you always see a different doctor even when you request to see the same one. Some doctors are quite arrogant. Some reception staff are unhelpful and when they tell you they will get back to you they don't.

Horrible experience .

Not Jacey issue - issue for SHP. Impossible to make appointment for bloods for heart failure or get advice following Covid vaccine side effects. Tried now - telephones at capacity - wont even let me be "37th in the queue" and have me waiting for an hour for someone to answer. Shambles. Was much better as individual practices. Frankly dangerous lack of access. Should be in special measures in fact why aren't they?

I was suffering from chest pains and the GP himself suggested that I get a chest x-ray but the referral was never made. I was given antibiotics and after a while the pains returned. So after more than 3 months I got a letter from the hospital to come in for x-ray. I feel like the GP don't take us serious enough.