Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Dear Cheryl, A late reply, as I've been away. I was put on a cancellation list, and managed have my op within 6 weeks. However, if you agree to this, you have to be able to go in at a moment's notice. I just warned everyone at my work that this might happen, and when it did, there was no problem. You do miss all the pre-admission bumpf, which you may want to ask for post op. The other difficulty, however, with many NHS ops, is that you still have to phone up the day before the operation to see if the bed is still available. If there have been any emergencies or unexpected delayed discharges, your op could still be postponed for lack of a bed. This doesn't happen often, but one needs to be prepared for it. Do ask if this could happen at your hospital. Early May does pretty fast, so keep your fingers crossed. Eleanor nhs notice can any of you out there who have had your op done on the nhs tell me how much notice they give you for your pre admission/op . I only ask because I have been promised a slot in early May by the admissions officer after the consultant gave the go ahead for me to go up the urgent list, and I still have not heard. Thanks Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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