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The chances of getting a hospital outpatient appointment have dropped below 50% for some specialities, figures reveal.
Now hospital chiefs at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have outlined a plan to improve after admitting that hundreds of patients that try to book an appointment are turned away.
The issue was highlighted earlier this month by chairman of Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group (GHCCG), Dr Steve Ollerton.
Dr Ollerton, said the lack of availability of outpatient appointments at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) and Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) was forcing patients to choose the region’s private hospitals.
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/5050-chance-getting-nhs-hospital-7502577
Now hospital chiefs at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have outlined a plan to improve after admitting that hundreds of patients that try to book an appointment are turned away.
The issue was highlighted earlier this month by chairman of Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group (GHCCG), Dr Steve Ollerton.
Dr Ollerton, said the lack of availability of outpatient appointments at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) and Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH) was forcing patients to choose the region’s private hospitals.
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/5050-chance-getting-nhs-hospital-7502577