Poplar Grove Practice Reviews Summary

Category: Doctor Aylesbury

Address: Meadow Way, Aylesbury, HP20 1XB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441296468580

Rating: 2.3
based on 89 reviews.

Staff Attitude

Pros:

  • "I am only giving 5 star for Misbah that always was helpful to me and understanding all my needing."
  • "Very happy with the care received, they have good professionals and good appointment waiting time."
  • "I've found the reception staff to be attentive, and doctor visits generally helpful for both myself and our child."
  • "I was referred to Mrs Theresa Dada after a recent eye test for low pressure. Mrs Dada made me feel completely at ease."
  • "Thank you all, you are doing a great job."
  • "Great to meet Alicia today who took my bloods. Alicia was so friendly and extremely competent nurse as all the nurses at Poplar Grove."
  • "Lovely receptionist who really cared and listened (sorry I didn't get her name) and was booked an urgent appointment, saw Sarah who was outstanding."

Cons:

  • "This is the worst surgery in the entire country... very rude receptionist wouldn't wanna listen to you at all."
  • "It’s as if the workers dictate the service, hours and workload not whoever is managing it- I can only assume there is not a strong enough management team here, it’s truly awful."
  • "The doctors and nurses are great never had an issue. But the reception team are the rudest and most unhelpful group of people I have ever came across."
  • "You probably have more chance of winning the lottery than being able to get an appointment."
  • "Worst receptionists I have ever dealt with."
  • "Shockingly rude, the reception staff are always on the defensive and seem to be looking for a fight more than trying to help you out."
  • "The reception staff are so rude!"

Appointment System

Pros:

  • "The new triaging system works quite well. I was told the doctor would call me back in an hour's time. But I received a call back within 10 minutes."
  • "Firstly since the phones have changed and you can press one and hold your place my sanity has come back to normal when trying to contact them."
  • "Easy to get appointments, you just need to ring in the morning or use their online portal."
  • "Carefully listened to my child's health condition and booked GP to call back on a scheduled time on later day."

Cons:

  • "Been trying to get an appointment this morning sine 0800hrs. Constant busy line."
  • "Can't book an appointment. Tried to call every day for week, and no one is available to take my call."
  • "You cannot just book appt with GP anymore to come with your problem and get examined."
  • "You can not get a face to face appointment, everyone has gone back to some kind of normality, but Covid is still pretty much alive in their working practices!"
  • "Making an appointment is a nightmare, my 30th phonecall and the lines are still busy and probably once I get through there won't be any appointments left, even for next week."
  • "Booking an appointment there is almost impossible."
  • "Never have I managed to get a face to face appointment because I’m not able to wait an entire month."

Facilities and Services

Pros:

  • "Went for flu jab and was very impressed by the efficiency of the Covid arrangements and the speed of service."
  • "On a positive note the nurses have been lovely."
  • "How glad I am that Poplar Grove is closest to me. I have been really impressed with the staff and facilities."
  • "The doctor's surgery building is clean and spacious, well presented."
  • "Well this place has nailed it! Cut queues, made a quiet waiting area and has plenty of room for patients!"
  • "Things seem to get done quite quickly e.g. referral to x ray etc."
  • "To finish, the facilities are always clean, well set out with directions in helpful colour coding."

Cons:

  • "They stopped my b12 injections in 2020, even though I’m supposed to be on them for life and they won’t reinstate them."
  • "Terrible service, no common sense used when dealing with appointments."
  • "Not only can you not ring... They have now turned econsult off so you can't contact them in any way at all."
  • "I have been waiting on the call for 50 minutes and they tell I should go to the local pharmacy first."
  • "e-consult is a waste of time just drags things out even longer, can't actually see a Doctor even when requested after repeated prescriptions being prescribed which aren't exactly cheap."
  • "For 12 years they refused to diagnose me with CFS, despite my fulfilling all the diagnosis criteria."
  • "Operates in chaos, arrived 10.30 for 10.45 appointment to see eye doctor."

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