Wistaria & Milford Surgeries Friends & Family Test Monthly Report Patient responses for December 2015 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Total of patient responses Don't Know Extremely Likely Likely Neither Likely or unlikely Unlikely Extremely unlikely Patients were asked to complete the Friends & Family Test during the last month by – A link being sent to you via e mail following your recent appointment Filling in a postcard in the surgery and placing it in the FFT box at Reception Your doctor may have provided you with a reply card when they visited you at home Some patients also provided us with comments – all positive and negative comments will be reviewed over the coming year so we can continue to improve our service to you. Some of your comments received during December Extremely Likely We are treated with friendliness and respect, timekeeping is good, you are generous with emergencies and diagnosis is consistently good. From the receptionist to the nurse giving me the vaccination, I was dealt with efficiency, courtesy and humour! Everyone friendly, helpful and caring. Quick and easy to book appointments and order prescriptions online. Get a text from chemists to say when medicine ready to collect. Seen quickly why arriving for appointments. Extremely Likely Extremely Likely My doctor is extremely knowledgeable, patient and informative, taking a genuine interest in the state of my health. I cannot recommend him enough as a doctor. As for the surgery itself, it is clean and organised. Staff have gone out of their way to help me recently, especially my own doctor. I’ve been very happy with Wistaria for 30 years and the team continue their high standard of care. Appointment at short notice, good accurate diagnosis. Problem sorted out very quickly with the correct medication. I find it is usually possible to see the doctor of one’s choice within a reasonable time span and possible serious situations are dealt with rapidly in my experience and then with in house second opinion. Able to make an appointment easily online – was seen quickly and listened to carefully. Doctor was easy to talk to, listened to what I had to say and put into motion treatment to investigate the problem. Surgery was clean and bright and receptionists cheerful and helpful. Likely Neither Likely or Unlikely & Extremely Unlikely I was seen as an I avoid seeking medical emergency and was totally advice unless I consider it satisfied with the essential and hope others treatment offered. do the same. Receptionist was also most helpful. Incredibly difficult to get an appointment and then It is always possible to get treated unsatisfactorily. an appointment relatively quickly compared to what Booking system does not I hear about other work! Wait three to four surgeries. My doctor is weeks for an very helpful and efficient. appointment! Wait on The only reason I did not phone for 15-20 minutes! select ‘extremely likely’ is Please go back to the old that most doctors at the way, it worked. practice work part time so it is not always possible to Although one is listed with see the doctor you want a particular doctor one is on the day you want. seldom able to get an appointment with him/her I believe that the in less than a week, in fact professional medical often two/three weeks aspect of the practice is of seems to be the norm. very high quality. Thank you to all patients who participated – please continue to do so, as this is an ongoing survey. Jan Lamont – Practice Manager