It’s a misconception that patients at this medical office in the north of England would have done well. A health center in Askern, near Doncaster, sent around 100 of its patients text messages telling them they had cancer instead of Christmas greetings, the newspaper reported on Thursday, December 29. the sun.
“Diagnosis: Advanced Lung Cancer with Metastases”. At 3:49 pm on December 23, patients of this health center received an SMS on their phones informing them of this diagnosis, asking them to fill in the forms and ending with “Thank you”.
Minutes later, another message read a “genuine apology”: “This was sent to you in error. You should have read our message: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.”
Inevitably, patients didn’t appreciate the error, with some posting a screenshot of the messages on the company’s Facebook group with a very angry message. “Another big mistake from bad doctors,” posted Carl Sequin, while another user commented: “Everyone at Askern got the message!!”
Messages received by patients from the health center
Credit: Facebook screenshot
According to the sun, among those receiving the news was a 57-year-old father awaiting results of tests to determine if he had lung cancer. Chris Reid told the tabloid that he tried to call the company but failed because the line was busy. He went there and was later told that the analysis was negative.
The incident comes as relations are often strained between Britons and their “GPs”, these health centers in the public health system who are supposed to be monitored and treated for free but are increasingly seen after years of austerity. Contacted by AFP, the medical office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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