Many patients had had
contact with the limb centre for a considerable time.
Almost half the patients had been going to the Centre
for over 10 years.
2.2
Although a majority of
patients said that their appointment date had never
been changed, 36% said it had been changed once or twice.
2.3
Most patients (81%) got
to the Centre by private car. Nearly all the patients
who went by private car said it was easy to park. Of
those going to the Centre by ambulance or hospital car,
only 7% said they arrived late for their appointments.
The same percentage (7%) said that it took over 2 hours
to get home by hospital transport.
2.4
The great majority of patients (87%) felt that they
were made welcome on arrival at the Centre.
