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Appointment waiting time

Posted By pelicangh99

"Appointment waiting time"

About: Fiona Stanley Hospital / Acute Pain Service, Anaesthesia and Pain Management Department

(as the patient),

I recently had another referral put in for a FSH rheumatologist appointment. It was discovered I had issues back around 5 years ago and this referral was put in...Fast forward my current GP wants to investigate this exact same issue now with the possibility of ankolysing spondylitis looking even more prominent. So it seems in this time I could have been seen, it has progressed, when in fact I believe it could have been slowed from progressing had I been seen years ago.

I had major spinal surgery last year and it seems even waiting for a pain management appointment is taking forever. I'm in excruciating pain all the time, to the point I feel I'm practically disabled and unable to function, yet I understand it was put as priority 3. I feel it's an absolute joke.

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Response from John Anderson, Deputy Director of Clinical Services, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group 15 months ago
John Anderson
Deputy Director of Clinical Services, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group,
Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group

Submitted on 25/01/2023 at 11:29 AM
Published on Care Opinion at 12:28 PM

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Dear pelicangh99

I am sorry to hear of your health challenges, and would encourage you to speak again with your GP if you feel your situation is worsening. They will be able to assist with your pain management and also send escalation notes to the hospital if appropriate. All outpatient referrals are allocated an urgency category based on the information provided, and whilst we work very hard to achieve the recommend timeframes, we do need to prioritise the most urgent category 1 and 2 referrals.

Kind regards

Dr John Anderson

A/Executive Director

Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group

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