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Elize L

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2024

09 Sept 2024, 11:53

Lancet causes trauma to a patient

Good day, My domestic worker was sent for blood test by her GP regarding ****** stools. The blood tests done by Lancet diagnosed her INCORRECTLY as HIV positive!!! She went through extreme trauma for a week. She was send back for tests to Lancet 3 times during this period. She is a domestic worker and had to walk to and from the lab every time. At last she was informed that the HIV test came back negative. The GP send her for counselling. According to the doctor Lancet will “REFUND” all the costs to her medical aid. This is not a medical aid - it is medical insurance, so the refund will not benefit her at all. Lancet was also supposed to call her to apologize for this ********** mistake, but after months, she did not get any call op the sort. NOW!!!! She gets messages and calls to pay outstanding amounts to Lancet. I did send a mail to Lancet's client centre and demand that she gets a call to apologize and that this payment be waived. Did not get any reply back as yet. This kind of treatment of a person is UNACCEPTABLE.

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Lancet
Lancet's reply10 Sept 2024, 15:47
Official
Good Day Elize

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Please provide us with the pts details, fullname, Account number and ID number so that we can assist you further.

Regards
Lancet Laboratories
Lancet
Lancet's reply19 Sept 2024, 14:26
Official
Good Day Elize

I have escalated your request to the management team to investigate further.

Regards
Lancet Laboratories
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Elize L's update11 Nov 2024, 08:35
Reviewer Update
Good day,
I just want to report that this issue has still not being resolved since 9 Sept 2024. I get mails that confirms that they are aware of the problem and attending to it. In the meantime she still received a sms about the outstanding amount. I threatened to send this complaint to the Medical Ombudsman, but still no feedback. Will have to go that route now.
SHOCKING