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Written by a patient
26th October 2018


So far I have mostly had good experiences at this surgery. However, today I went for an appointment with the nurse for a pill review. During this she weighed me. After joking I had probably put on a bit of weight, the nurse read out my weight and said 'hmm, you might want to watch that'. I was so taken back by her comment and left the surgery feeling so rubbish as i don't look big, but for my height I know I would like to lose a bit of weight. I don't think the nurse meant to be that rude, but i was so shocked she said that as it had no relevance for why i was actually at the doctors and wasnt professional in my opinion.

7th November 2018
Response from Beversbrook Medical Centre

Hi there, thanks for your feedback which is very much appreciated. I am glad to hear that you have mostly had good experiences here at the Surgery but disappointed that this visit resulted in upset. All staff here at BMC love hearing from our patients on how they feel we have performed as it gives us the opportunity to look at what we are doing right and replicate it and also consider where we could make improvements when we haven't quite met our patient expectations. Feedback on an individual level helps our staff members to perform to the best standards of patient care and is invaluable for personal development. I would certainly like to speak to you about this further as, although it was most probably meant with good intentions, it is important that the clinician concerned is aware that their use of phraseology caused unintentional upset. If you would be so kind as to contact me at emmybutcher@nhs.ne I would be very grateful but once again thank you for your review in the meantime.

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