Woman waits months for NHS procedure then has it cancelled during appointment

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Woman waits months for NHS procedure then has it cancelled during appointment
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“You wait all this time for an appointment and get these texts saying ‘do not be late’, and yet they can just let us waste a day of our lives – and petrol.'

Jennie Fitzgerald was supposed to have extracorporeal shockwave therapy on her shoulder on January 4 at Wolsey House in Hemel Hempstead .

Jennie Fitzgerald, from Rickmansworth, was booked in to have extracorporeal shockwave therapy on her left shoulder on January 4 at Wolsey House in Hemel Hempstead. “We are being so careful with our use or car at the moment, and it’s difficult to park there so my partner took a day off work to take me.”She was initially told in May that she needed the treatment before the appointment was confirmed in November.

She also claimed she has yet to receive a reply to her email asking why the treatment was cancelled and why she was not told before her appointment.Watford ObserverIts chief executive officer Dr Jane Halpin said that ESWT is available via the local NHS, but it is only used for certain conditions, typically affecting the foot and heel.

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