We waited 18 months for a review with a clinician. Our gp sent a letter wondering what the hold up was. Had a different clinician ring us last week to ask what was the issue and after explaining, I recall they said they wanted to see my child asap and gave us an appt (my child has horrific night terrors - unlocks doors and bolts outside). So we saw the clinician and I felt it was the biggest waste of time! It seemed the clinician was not interested in speaking to me - instead asked my child random questions about school. They concluded with saying my child will grow out of it with maturity- they see this is in non-specific diagnosed children..... um, I questioned if they read my child’s file with an autism diagnosis. My child will just grow out of autism, will they? I was so so so angry.
We had been referred for two medical issues, it seemed neither of which the clinician wanted to discuss and they talked about random things that I felt had no relevance to why we were there. I recall we were told stomach pain was all in my child’s head and they would grow out of it. The clinician did not even check my child’s belly, ask any questions, nothing....
We have been let down again. I believe it will be another 18 months, no answers.
"Lack of professionalism"
About: Geraldton Community Health Service Geraldton Community Health Service Geraldton 6530
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