Killick Street Health Centre Reviews Summary

Category: Doctor London

Address: 75 Killick St, London, N1 9RH, United Kingdom

Phone: +442078339939

Rating: 3.6
based on 60 reviews.

Doctor Services:

Pros:

  • "One of the best GPS/Doctors Offices in London."
  • "Good doctors who take you seriously when you talk to them."
  • "If you're not happy with a diagnosis you can always get a second opinion."
  • "My whole family are registered here, including one child with ongoing health issues, and the care we have all received has been outstanding."
  • "Excellence all round."
  • "Doctors take time to clearly explain to patients."
  • "Medication reviews are adhered to."
  • "Being treated with care, as well as expertise is healing."
  • "The doctors my baby and I saw were both very friendly, helpful, and competent."
  • "Doctors listen, to all your problems, not just 1."
  • "Dr Yellon has literally been a life saver responding to my needs swiftly and with compassion in a time of crisis."
  • "Dr Ben Smith who has been the most supportive and genuinely excellent GP I've ever had."
  • "Dr Yellon recognised my situation and always believed in me."
  • "A special mention to Dr Ben Smith who has such friendly and calming manner."
  • "I was allocated Rachel Hopkins as my GP. She is friendly, approachable, thorough, and very knowledgeable."

Cons:

  • "Extremely Hard to get hold of doctors."
  • "TERRIBLE! Leaving me in unbearable pain."
  • "Worst service ever."

Online Services:

Pros:

  • "Online consultation form is a good way to raise any health issues you may have."
  • "In particular the econsult service is great and they come back so quickly."

Cons:

  • "None mentioned."

Reception Services:

Pros:

  • "They also have a really good reception team."
  • "The receptionists are always so friendly and helpful."
  • "Receptionists are warm, friendly, caring as well as efficient."
  • "And they know their patients."
  • "We recently received fantastic service from Debbie at Killick Street Health Centre."
  • "The reception personnel have always been really friendly and helpful."
  • "The receptionists were very friendly and helpful."
  • "The receptionists, doctors, and nurses I’ve come across have all been lovely."
  • "Receptionists are professional, treating all individuals differently."
  • "The receptionist team are always polite and efficient, listening to my concerns."
  • "The receptionists are always very caring and one in particular is always willing to go the extra miles to help out."
  • "The Centre is clean and organised and the administrative staff polite and efficient both in person and on the phone."
  • "They actually call you BACK which I haven't seen that with my old GP."

Cons:

  • "But oh my god, someone really needs to train some of the receptionists."
  • "One of the receptionists is very rude."
  • "Refuse to listen."
  • "The receptionist kept repeating the process of ordering repeat medication without listening to my situation."
  • "Told the receptionist I was referred to emergency walk-in gp services by NHS and they turned me away saying they don't do walk-ins."
  • "I didn't like the way Marina (receptionist) spoke to me. She's very rude!!"
  • "Appointment system is terrible."

Overall Feedback:

Pros:

  • "Thank you all for your hard work!"
  • "They are all attentive, professional, and caring."
  • "The Centre is clean and organised and the administrative staff polite and efficient both in person and on the phone."
  • "Highly recommended."
  • "I believe this GP is one of the best."
  • "A wonderful surgery- the best I have had."
  • "Can’t recommend this surgery enough."
  • "I love this practice."

Cons:

  • "The service is increasing the level of my anxiety rather than helping out."
  • "Two weeks after sending a complaint to the manager of the surgery still waiting for an answer."
  • "The service from certain staff is described as abusive and negligent."

Doctor's Performance and Care

Pros:

  • "I’ve been with the practice for over eight years and have nothing but great things to say."
  • "Dr Ben Smith is genuinely the most caring doctor I have ever met. He goes over and beyond for me, even checking in when I have private health scans etc."
  • "Polly is a great Dr but have been seen by nearly every Dr here and all have been kind thoughtful and very professional."
  • "Dr Yellon, the nurses and receptionists all really looked after me through a year of illness."
  • "I’ve always found this a brilliant surgery - any symptoms have always had very speedy treatment."
  • "Dr Trevor Yellon became my GP 17 or 18 years ago and i immediately felt at ease no matter what the problem was."
  • "Dr Yellon, Wooton & Gardiner are the best doctors here. Very thorough and lovely bedside manner."

Cons:

  • "Thinking of changing practice after this. This is SO UNPROFESSIONAL."

Reception and Administrative Staff

Pros:

  • "Reception team are always really helpful and efficient."
  • "The reception staff great you with a smile and are friendly."
  • "Fabulous surgery, receptionists are always friendly and helpful."
  • "Excellent medical team, and outstanding administrative team. Have been super impressed with Killick Street Health Centre."

Cons:

  • "However, today I experienced the most rude of the calls with a senior lady."
  • "The MOST RUDE receptionist I have ever talked to."
  • "Very disappointed, my GP practice over the years and is all a hit/miss."
  • "The senior receptionist was very rude and unhelpful over the phone."
  • "I haven’t been able to get services from this place and when I called to the reception they told me they can’t help."

Appointments and Availability

Pros:

  • "I am usually able to get an appointment very quickly and things are escalated well if a referral or prescription is needed."
  • "I also had some emergencies recently and was always able to see a Dr on the same day."

Cons:

  • "The service here is getting worse."
  • "Only issue is the difficulty in getting through for a same day appointment - that really should be looked into."

Facility Quality and Environment

Pros:

  • "Great health centre."
  • "Best GP surgery i have ever had it is so good that i got my parents to change to them."
  • "After coming here from Australia just after the GFC, our family has struggled to find a decent medical centre which was clean, had enough doctors and took the time to listen to patients."
  • "Have been super impressed with Killick Street Health Centre, especially compared to other surgeries/GPs in London and specifically others in this area."

Cons:

  • "Hope you never have to use the UK NHS GP system. Indifference and lazy corrupt system everywhere."

General Feedback

Pros:

  • "Considering all the NHS cuts they're doing an amazing job."
  • "If you are lucky enough to live in this area you won"t find a better clinic, trust me, I looked."
  • "Excellent medical team, and outstanding administrative team."

Cons:

  • "Thinking of changing practice after this. This is SO UNPROFESSIONAL."
  • "Waste of your time, money and money."
  • "You pay your taxes for nothing."

Appointment and Reception Experience

Pros:

  • "I’ve been patient at KSHC for 17 years and can not speak highly enough about the quality of care I have always received from all the staff and doctors."
  • "Reception staff, the front line army...Well these guys are lovely. Speaking from personal experience, they are always friendly, professional and keen to help."
  • "I have been a patient here for over a year now and it is by far the best surgery I have ever been to. All the staff are so friendly and helpful and I have always been able to get an appointment when I need one."

Cons:

  • "The service here is getting worse."
  • "I'm finding it really hard to be seen or even get a call back."
  • "This clinic is very poor. They never pick up the phone."

Online Service and Communication

Pros:

  • "The online booking system is good but can be improved with a bit of user experience overhaul."
  • "I’ve also had great experiences with their online appointment booking system."
  • "The communication is great."

Cons:

  • "Online booking system is a disaster."
  • "They never reply emails."
  • "The online appointment service is a joke."

Overall Service Quality

Pros:

  • "I have been with the surgery for years and always found them to be professional, efficient, and caring."
  • "All the doctors and nurses have always been professional and caring."
  • "Killick Street Health Centre is a very good GP surgery with efficient services and excellent doctors."

Cons:

  • "Worst experience ever."
  • "Not a good surgery."
  • "Would give zero stars if I could."

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