My brother (who was added to t he NHS waiting list in June 2020) just got contacted by the East of England pilot scheme for them to take over his care. Thought I’d post here so people are aware of it ✌️
Posted Mar 22, 2022, 4:31 PM UTC
I had my 1st appointment with them back in December
Concerning for me. I was referred in 2019 and I've not heard from this scheme at all.
Have you confirmed they received your referral? Many GPs fail to actually refer their patients. If not, evidence the problem via emails and raise it with the CCG and then the GIC after you self refer.
Out of interest, were you with London or another GIC because they might be getting the curated GIC waitlists at different rates.
Definitely chase things up with the practice manager at the place that referred you and then do what zante said.
Nottingham GIC and I'm fairly certain I was actually referred because I've seen notes on my GP records. But I have moved around a lot so I'm concerned that they might have sent the correspondence to the wrong address and because I never replied they kicked me from the list.
I'd definitely shoot them a message. And then start bugging them on the phone if they don't get back within a week or two. It might be that they're keeping you on the list because you're relatively close to the top or something. Or that...I don't know. GICs are arcane and run by their own rules. <3
You'd only hear from them if you're within their catchment area, they're not just working through waiting lists. They also usually phone before sending out letters so if you were on their list they'd have called so wouldn't matter if you moved.
If you're that concerned you could probably find their contact details and get in touch.
Yea, I'm slap bang in the middle of their catchment area. Might pester my GP to make sure I'm still on the list and haven't slipped through the cracks.
Ah I heard East of England are ripping through their list. I think it is linked to Nottingham isn't it? So hopefully that will make their list get shorter too. Epic.
Yep, they're being overseen by Nottingham as their staff were trained by them. Some people reckon it's made the wait longer, but they're also the same people complaining that they weren't in catchment. Most people were told their wait with Nottingham between appointments would be longer than it has been because of patients changing to the pilot scheme.
Holy living fuck they are chewing through the waitlist.
They really are! I was told in February that they were just getting onto January 2020 referrals!
Congrats to your brother! They're really moving through the list; when I had an appointment last month I was told they're into January 2020 referrals. They're a fantastic service.