1/5 Ning Z. 5 months ago on Google
I
recently
had
a
highly
unsatisfactory
experience
at
Broadway
General
Practice.
Due
to
specific
reasons,
I
required
medical
attention
in
the
United
States.
The
American
doctor
requested
a
blood
test
to
be
conducted
locally,
and
after
paying
the
consultation
fee
of
$85
and
a
testing
fee
of
$165
to
this
clinic,
I
faced
numerous
challenges
in
obtaining
the
results.
Despite
expressing
my
need
for
the
test
results
to
be
emailed
directly
to
my
U.S.
doctor
for
diagnosis,
the
clinic
insisted
that
I
must
schedule
another
consultation
with
their
doctor
before
they
would
release
the
results.
I
reiterated
that
I
did
not
require
additional
medical
advice
and
only
needed
the
test
results
sent
to
my
U.S.
doctor.
Initially,
they
agreed
to
email
the
results
to
me,
but
after
waiting
for
two
days
and
making
countless
phone
calls
to
the
clinic's
front
desk,
I
received
no
response.
Each
time
I
called,
the
service
staff
confirmed
my
email
address,
assured
me
that
the
doctor
would
send
the
results,
but
it
never
happened.
Frustrated,
I
requested
to
speak
with
the
management.
They
claimed
that
Australian
regulations
prevented
them
from
directly
providing
test
results
to
patients
but
assured
me
they
would
promptly
email
the
results
to
my
U.S.
doctor.
To
my
dismay,
this
promise
was
not
fulfilled.
Despite
multiple
assurances
and
address
confirmations,
my
U.S.
doctor
did
not
receive
any
email
from
the
clinic.
When
I
called
again
the
next
day,
they
repeated
the
same
assurances
and
suggested
a
resolution:
pay
an
additional
$85
for
another
consultation,
and
I
could
collect
the
results
immediately.
Desperate
due
to
an
upcoming
video
call
with
my
U.S.
doctor,
I
reluctantly
agreed
to
schedule
another
consultation.
After
the
consultation,
the
clinic
promptly
sent
the
results
to
the
provided
email
addresses,
proving
that
the
delay
was
not
due
to
technical
issues,
as
they
had
claimed.
This
entire
ordeal
raises
concerns
about
the
clinic's
integrity
and
adherence
to
professional
standards
in
the
Australian
healthcare
system.
I
have
several
concerns
arising
from
the
above
activities
of
Broadway
General
Practice.
Firstly,
if
there
is
an
Australian
regulation
preventing
clinics
from
directly
providing
patients
with
their
test
reports,
why
wasn't
this
information
communicated
to
me
promptly
by
the
front
desk
staff?
This
highlights
a
lack
of
professionalism
and
inadequate
training
among
the
front-line
personnel.
Secondly,
if
the
clinic
was
insistent
on
securing
my
consultation
fee,
why
did
the
management,
after
agreeing
to
send
the
test
results
to
my
doctor,
delay
the
process?
This
indicates
a
failure
to
uphold
commitments
on
the
part
of
the
management.
Lastly,
when
the
last
staff
member
assured
me
that
the
email
had
been
sent
and
claimed
it
was
received
after
payment,
why
did
I
not
receive
it
before
making
the
payment?
This
further
substantiates
that
the
earlier
claim
of
sending
an
email
before
payment
was
false,
demonstrating
a
deliberate
attempt
to
deceive.
In
summary,
these
instances
highlight
a
lack
of
transparency
and
ethical
conduct
at
this
clinic.
The
facts
suggest
that
their
actions
were
more
geared
toward
financial
gain
than
genuine
patient
care.
I
urge
caution
to
others
considering
Broadway
General
Practice,
as
I
will
not
be
returning
after
this
disappointing
experience.