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Perhaps I'm the only one who didn't know that Lewisham and Kings are different districts and have no communication with each other. I had an appointment at Lewisham Hospital (a shorter waiting list than Kings) only to have my symptoms dismissed. I was surprised, since I'd had a scan confirming the problem done at Kings. But it seems that notes don't get passed from here to Lewisham, different bits of the NHS

Had I known this, I'd have taken a a paper copy with me.

So I've had nearly a year of the problems because no-one at my GPs or Lewisham saw fit to tell me this simple fact.

In my innocence I thought "Computerised Records" and "21st Century" instead of "Paper records" and "19th century".

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I'm so sorry Lynne. That sounds like a very difficult situation - and frustrating to say the least!


But yes. In my experience even different hospitals/clinics in the same district have no sharing of information. I had some split treatment between Kings' and St Thomas' and soon found that they were unable to access each other's scan results. I now carry a file with relevant medical records to every appointment.

Folk who live near the Lewisham border (Wood Vale, Sydenham Hill, Honor Oak Road, Benchley Gardens and also the New Cross end of Peckham) are frequently taken to Lewisham Hospital by ambulance rather than Kings.

I was referred to Guys Hospital for a medical condition rather than Kings - as this was the area's speciality clinic.


Yes I have worked in Lewisham Hospital and all ward notes are in paper files.


Kings and Princess Royal and Orpington share a computerised system (same Trust)

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