Old School Surgery Reviews Summary

Category: Doctor

Address: Manor Rd, Bristol, BS16 2JD, United Kingdom

Phone: +441179653102

Rating: 4.2
based on 131 reviews.

Reception and Staff Attitude

Pros:

  • "Rang at 8.25 am to have a friendly pleasant polite lady by the name of Jill from reception answer, who kindly dealt with my enquiry re; booster and flu jab as I was having difficulty booking them online."
  • "The Receptionist was friendly and welcoming and my registration paperwork was processed within a day or so allowing me to make an appointment within days of enquiring."
  • "Cannot speak for the Doctors themselves as I have yet to need an appointment but I must applaud the Receptionist for her really polite manner."
  • "Receptionist was incredibly helpful and friendly to all despite the surgery being very busy."
  • "Receptionists are always so polite. From my experience, phone consultations are organised quickly and then if needed, appts arranged as soon as possible."
  • "All the staff could not have been more friendly and helpful."
  • "The staff - every single person working on a Saturday - were amazingly kind and helpful."

Cons:

  • "Will be moving surgeries due to this! Disgusting the way they talk to patients!"
  • "I called around 15:30 as my child had developed a high fever, and I was told by the receptionist that she couldn't do anything and I had to wait till the next morning to call back!"
  • "Similar experience to many here regarding the receptionist saying 'it's not an emergency'."
  • "Letters do not get actioned, receptionists do not answer phones, management antagonistic, GP's on holiday and appointments take 2 weeks to get."
  • "EXTREMELY RUDE RECEPTIONIST!"
  • "All the reviews regarding the receptionist with an attitude are absolutely true. Cold, rude, unsympathetic and unhelpful."
  • "Extremely rude receptionist, not helpful what so ever, not understanding. Really arrogant!"

Appointment System and Accessibility

Pros:

  • "The new system of completing an online questionnaire is proving to be effective. I have been called back within 30 minutes by a DR and have seen by a Dr within the morning for my young child."
  • "Online appointment booking for non urgent appointments are really useful."
  • "I have always been able to get a same day appointment when needed, both before and during the Covid-19 pandemic."
  • "Always had a same day appointment for emergencies and find the receptionists helpful and caring."
  • "I originally had an appointment booked when I was working so I cancelled it and went through the Klink website and stated this was an issue and within an hour I was booked in for a F2F appointment outside of the times I was working."

Cons:

  • "Every appointment I make sure I'm on time but yet I'm left waiting 40+minutes to be seen."
  • "Used the e consult form to request a call 3rd Feb. It popped up to say that I would be contacted before 6.30pm 6th Feb. It's now 7th."
  • "The surgery has always been excellent but the recent change to the booking system is a nightmare. The site doesn't work and when you ring the main number the last twice times I have waited 30 minutes on both occasions and the call has ended."
  • "Your new online system is terrible. AI cannot distinguish who is more urgent to be seen. My partner has had ongoing issues, serious pain, visits to A&E, no one at the surgery has any urgency to help her."
  • "The worst organized medical service in the city. Online booking tool is not user friendly. Can't get any face to face appointment, waiting time far too long."
  • "I was given an appointment for the 22nd of September? A whole month wait???"
  • "Absolutely terrible I tried to make an urgent mental health call back the time was 4.00 pm Friday afternoon could not book online service was CLOSED."

Quality of Medical Care

Pros:

  • "I can say the Doctors all of them are very helpful My favourite is Dr Robenston is very experience very certain I like of of them I hope people be grateful they are not too many doctors in this country they have to look after them."
  • "I must say that the standard of care/service I get here for years has been exceptional!"
  • "Dr Robertson has so far gone above and beyond his duties as a GP."
  • "The doctors are great."
  • "I find Dr Joshi to be a sympathetic and extremely obliging person, nothing is too much trouble."
  • "Complements to Dr Neil Robertson. As a part time doctor, you feel that every ounce of his time even when pressured by the system is for you and you only."
  • "I’ve had ongoing issues with both mental and physical health for over a decade now, and since I started seeing Dr Robertson my life has completely transformed."

Cons:

  • "I went to see Dr Katrina Boutin and have never felt so hopeless after a doctors appointment."
  • "The Doctor said I was a ‘typical complaining student’ with a sore throat and brushed me off."
  • "Patients are given worst care if with longterm issues."
  • "Terrible surgery. Told me that I was fine despite the fact that I had has seizures and knew I was ill and it turned out I had a brain tumour."
  • "The last time I visited I was seen by a horrific 'specialist paramedic' with the worst bedside manner I've ever come across."
  • "I have a really bad chest infection, I have been coughing up blood! I rang for 3 days in a row the second they opened to get an appointment and failed."
  • "I had been struggling to breathe for 24 hours so called up and the receptionist bluntly told me to find another surgery, when I tried to explain why I’ve registered with them she kept saying BYE and hung up :("

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