Rod
1/5
I always have great experiences with the doctors here but had such a bad experience with Dr Monk it felt necessary to share. I had a 10am Telehealth booked but no one told me the doctor was away that day to reschedule. Upon calling up I was rescheduled with dr monk for 130pm. I patiently waited and waited and by 230pm still no call, I needed my scripts for my meds by close of business day and was getting anxious.
Doctor called me at 3:25pm and said they would reissue my scripts via text. I politely explained that I had times were the escripts did not arrive and could be please wait a min to make sure the texts arrive. He bluntly declined saying I had to process payment through the reception first as we had no payment details even though I uploaded those details in the morning via HotDoc. I asked if he could stay on the phone whilst the team processed it and explained that I desperately needed the scripts today. Doctor became very rude and dismissive and said he had other patients and didn’t have time for me, we had only spent 2 mins 30 seconds on the phone and I said I thought he could at least spare another 2 mins it seemed reasonable. At this point the doctor became extremely passive aggressive and said he wouldn’t “argue” , even though I was being polite and Ernest. When I asked if he could at least advise me what time he finishes work and how the reception team would contact me he refused. I simply wanted a quick explanation on the logistics because with close of day approaching and me waited 5.5 hours for the call , I was just trying to ensure my scripts would arrive. I also explained he spoke very very fast and it was hard to process what he had said , I was a tad confused. He terminated the call and I paid $90 for 3 mins 30 seconds of being incredibly entitled doctor who berated and gaslit me just for trying to seek some transparency.
Another 10 mins went by and the team contacted me to process payment and said the doctor might need to call me again, I said he had made me feel incredibly uncomfortable and did not want to speak to him again. Luckily the scripts were sent but as someone who takes medication for anxiety it was very stressful and intimidating and little empathy
To make things worse, the scripts were wrong and did not include the right repeats and I asked twice to ensure they included pbs as I have a healthcare card but they did not so pharmacy charged me non pbs. Considering I asked twice and make it clear I had a healthcare card I feel like the doctor did this out of vindication as I reminded him many times.
I hope the practice manager reads this , I love the doctors at the clinic and have had amazing experiences with dr thambar and dr Ali who are always empathetic , patient and considerate
I respect doctors are busy but I didn’t think asking for 2 mins extra when a call had only lasted 3min 30 seconds was asking for much, and think this type of “I have other patients” attitude insinuates I’m burdening the doctor, and obviously the lack of time put into the consult explains why he also made an error on the scripts (rushing, multi tasking, no attention to detail). However mistakes happen and I’m okay with that, but mean and condescending attitudes are not accidental
If calls are recorded I encourage someone to listen to it
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