Swiftqueue Reviews 131

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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers express widespread dissatisfaction with the booking process and the locations available through the service. Many consumers report difficulties logging in, resetting passwords, or finding suitable appointments. People also mention the system is unintuitive and hard to use. Reviewers report negative experiences with staff, citing curt behavior and a lack of respect during clinical procedures. Some consumers report issues with the search facility and the process for canceling appointments. The service receives criticism for its lack of human interaction, with reviewers expressing frustration over the absence of a chatbot or direct communication channel.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely DIABOLICAL!! Swiftqueue's website is very hard to navigate. The previous NELFT booking system was so EASY and straightforward compared to this new system. WHY make things so much more COMPL... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Staff at a very famous hospital in London has worst manager and day running supervisors They do not accommodate patients instead their ego comes in to them harassing cancer patients by sending th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If there was a zero star rating I would have given. Impossible to use. Can’t log in. Signed in. Password incorrect. So selected change password. Nothing sent to email. Tried to create acco... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would have given no stars if I could! What happened to the efficient NELFT site, I used to easily book an appointment within a week or two, then would check the site regularly and usually get a much... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This service is among the worst I've encountered yet. The only options for blood tests are miles away, waited 3 weeks for the appointment to be turned away as it's outside of my area, at the cost of a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish!!! Been trying to get an apt since July!!!! Even called to see if there are specific dates available. The woman hung up on me after waiting 20mins! Some on us have work to go to! Constantly re... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company should not be given NHS contracts to manage appointments. Whoever commissioned them clearly has no idea about software. The interface to book appointments is buggy and clunky, probably ha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trying to book a blood test appointment through swift queue is hopeless. The site is clunky and illogical. It’s very difficult to find blood tests in a certain area. Constantly having to go back to t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Whoever was responsible for introducing this system should be publicly named and ridiculed! (Bring back the stocks!). My wife was requested by her GP Surgery to get a blood test. In order to do this,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could I wouldn't have even given this service a 1 star rating. Had my blood taken on Thursday, the 'nurse' that did it really needs to be re trained. She was very rough with the needle as a a res... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Couldn't log in to change my appointment time, even though I know my password is correct. I requested a password reset but never received an email, either to my inbox or spam. I tried to report it, v... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just appalling! I have been trying for two days to register and log into this system in order to book a blood test and, everytime, my log in details are not accepted even though they are correct. I... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is a joke that is stealing NHS money for a not-fit-for-pupose system. I can't believe whoever thought this was a good idea. The system simply doesn't work to the basic level- yet someone... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I resent having to share private and personal information with this bizarre, useless service for the purpose of booking a blood test. This morning, feeling too unwell, I tried to reschedule - not poss... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This website is a completely useless time waist and the worse thing is their customer service. After an appointment was turned down by the St. Vincent's Hospital because of allegedly presenting a "wr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rating this 1 srar so I can leave a review. Honestly this is the worst ever appointment booking system. Only one appointment is offered at a time absolutely no other option or altern... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I tried to register but the system asks for a medical card number rather than a NHS number which everyone uses now. My medical card was issued in 1977 and their system does recognise it. I have tried... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Swiftqueue should be prosecuted under the Trades Description Act. "Swift" it is not. NHS has given Swiftqueue a monopoly over booking appointments ( I believe?) . This should be presented to the Monop... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Drop-in at Horsham Hospital was replaced by a simple booking system which worked. THEN, for some unknown reason this ludicrous system was introduced. Not only does one now need to register with... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The old system was quick and easy. This system is not even accessible for elderly and those whose english and IT skills are not good. The swift system created unnecessary queue and avoidable waiting t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Every time I make an appointment to get bloods done for either myself or my husband, they cancel the appointment. No explanation, no alternative dates.. We need our bloods done to be seen in Beaumon... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Seems very flaky. I tried to find a clinic called the Laurels on Swiftqueue which it couldn't find. Though I had managed to book an appt there several days ago. It just gave me a list of all blood tes... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very difficult to book test on this site. It does not allow to choose the time and date. This site should be reviewed and a new system which is friendly user should be used.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cannot give a zero star review, so they get absolute minimum. Think on this. Having to give your passport or driving licence just to arrange a blood test! That's the insanity of swiftqu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They cancelled my appointment without a reason. Now I can't book a blood test because of a cyber attack; been trying for nearly two weeks. How long does it take to fix a health IT system? The UK is be... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

OMG what a dreadful system. I cannot find any hospital within our trust area and yet I know there are at least 3, none of which seem to be on their database. and these are huge hospitals. There is no... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Whose brilliant idea was it to introduce this new system to book a blood test! I was so frustrated, firstly the online booking system is useless, you do not get a good choice of local places, when yo... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give them a minus star rating of 5......ie utterly useless poorly designed.I could not reschedule an appointment....the system simply did not work.A waste of NHS money and patient time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Impossible to log in ,tried on my phone kept getting "wrong details'tried to reset password,they said we will send e mail with code to reset, never received e mail from them,tried to log in on PC, sam... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My mum needs a review of her meds or they'll be stopped. Site keeps telling me that she has too many appointments, but I haven't even booked any yet!! This is serious, as there is no walk-in centre f... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This has to be the most useless booking platform ever created. They're perfect with dissatisfying customers with their untrained customer service rep. What a SHAME!!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling service. Unintuitive. Hard to use. No function to enable a conversation with a human or even a chat bot. Extraordinarily poor. Disgusted that the NHS is spending money on a service lik... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Agree with all the bad reviews i have read on this site. I am three days trying to get an appointment. Cannot even get into my swiftqueue account. I have used swiftqueue back a few years but not in... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It is a scandal that this company takes NHS funding. It is not capable of providing a working booking system and just wastes the time of patients and staff.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Have used it seven times, 6 fine but 6th was "LOST". I am sure I booked a blood test via swiftqueue some time in May 2025, selected 13:03 on 11 July and centre. Put in my diary, turn up, swiftqu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Phlebotomist Mary on the 11th of December at 9.50 am was very careless and insensitive to my needs.I highlighted the fact my veins are not easily accessible n despite my suggestion to use butterfly... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The earliest appt in the whole of Derby for a child under 12 is Monday 2 December. It's just unacceptable. Awful system.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The website has gone down so no way can anyone book an appointment. Sent an email to support but certainly don't expect a reply. Left in limbo.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is absolutely ridiculous. It doesn't let you log in with your details. Waste of time. Get it right before you put it out there. RUBBISH.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

error message saying I had too many appointments. I've had the problem each time I try to book on line. There is no i.t. helpline. This is an appalling website. Not fit for purpose.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was sent an email to book an X-Ray. I got better and wanted to cancel this. THE LINK TO "HELP" DOES NOT WORK. So I emailed the appointments site - they said couldn't do it and gave me the SAM... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Site is down, again. Or is simply unable to to connect ( 403 - request denied ))And I’m unable to manage my appointment for bloods . Very poor .

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Utter useless process. What is wrong with you guys who install systems that take us back to a totally inefficient blood test facility at Horsham Phlobotomy service. I could until recently walk in, tim... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I tried to book a blood test in the normal way, but was directed to 'Swiftqueue' which I consider to be an unsuitable name for this company. The earliest booking date was 20 days which on average is a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

There is a swift queue clinic inside our local GPs at evergreen surgery. My personal advice would be to wait and have a proper nurse take your bloods from your GP clinic. I have always found the ambie... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Impossible to use this website to book a simple blood test ! Has the NHS gone mad ???? This use to be so simple to get as you used to just walk in and take a number and wait your turn .... "... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is the worst booking system for trying to book a blood test there was absolutely nothing wrong with the previous system 100% perfect the new system is not user friendly ive just wasted 45 minute... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could I wouldn't have even given…

If I could I wouldn't have even given this service a 1 star rating. Had my blood taken on Thursday, the 'nurse' that did it really needs to be re trained. She was very rough with the needle as a a result, my arm is very bruised and sore.

October 2, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst supervisor/ area manager employed by the organisor

Staff at a very famous hospital in London has worst manager and day running supervisors
They do not accommodate patients instead their ego comes in to them harassing cancer patients by sending them elsewhere without making a proper assessment
Wrong staff in wrong supervisory post
Area manager is the worst person to organise the service under his supervision
The phlebotomist are very helpful but their supervisors and area manager is worst. I would give less than one star to these unemployable staff

September 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Impossible to use this website to book…

Impossible to use this website to book a simple blood test !
Has the NHS gone mad ???? This use to be so simple to get as you used to just walk in and take a number and wait your turn .... "SIMPLES"
Not any more.. talk about making this so complex to book with the correct time and hospital .
Not fit for purpose .
Go back to the old way as its much better the patients its intended for !

September 22, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely DIABOLICAL!

Absolutely DIABOLICAL!! Swiftqueue's website is very hard to navigate. The previous NELFT booking system was so EASY and straightforward compared to this new system. WHY make things so much more COMPLICATED?? Disgusting web design, most probably to make things so difficult nobody can arrange a simple blood test!!

September 21, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If there was a zero star rating I would…

If there was a zero star rating I would have given.
Impossible to use.
Can’t log in. Signed in. Password incorrect. So selected change password. Nothing sent to email. Tried to create account. States I already have one.
Then tried to re-register using another email account. Tried to enter mobile phone number. Wrong format. No prefix for the Uk plus will only accept 6 numbers.
Gave details of my GP surgery. Sending me your areas far away.
Lost an hour of my life I will never get back 😡

September 18, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Another company taking the “P” out of the NHS

Would have given no stars if I could!
What happened to the efficient NELFT site, I used to easily book an appointment within a week or two, then would check the site regularly and usually get a much quicker appointment ( probably a cancellation) no chance of that now just a very confusing system and seems a 3 week wait is usual 😡
Wonder how much this is costing the NHS letting this company run this system

September 12, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Get Rid of Swiftqueue!

Whoever was responsible for introducing this system should be publicly named and ridiculed! (Bring back the stocks!). My wife was requested by her GP Surgery to get a blood test. In order to do this, she needed to register with Swiftqueue. A painful process that involved several attempts and several trips to the receptionists at her GP Surgery. On each attempt to register, you first "book an appointment" for a blood test. However, after finally getting registered, no confirmation of the appointment is received. One month has now passed and she still has no blood test appointment confirmed. It was much simpler when you could call the hospital / clinic directly to book an appointment (even if it meant hanging on the phone for ages). We now have to go through a middleman (no doubt very expensive) - Swiftqueue - that appears to be worse than useless.
It should NOT be this difficult to book a blood test!

September 6, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless!!!

This has to be the most useless booking platform ever created. They're perfect with dissatisfying customers with their untrained customer service rep. What a SHAME!!!!

August 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish!!

Rubbish!!! Been trying to get an apt since July!!!! Even called to see if there are specific dates available. The woman hung up on me after waiting 20mins! Some on us have work to go to! Constantly refreshing and noting available! Ridiculous system!

August 21, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trying to book a blood test appointment…

Trying to book a blood test appointment through swift queue is hopeless. The site is clunky and illogical. It’s very difficult to find blood tests in a certain area. Constantly having to go back to the start page. It doesn’t present the information you need to make a choice. The lack of blood tests is probably not SQs fault, this maybe down to Havering GP services. However, SQ is just such a badly designed system.

August 5, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company should not be given NHS…

This company should not be given NHS contracts to manage appointments. Whoever commissioned them clearly has no idea about software. The interface to book appointments is buggy and clunky, probably hasn't seen a software update in ten years. It's also not fit for purpose. For example, today I can't actually book a blood test, as the only appointments showing are hours away from where I live and the list refuses to update with locations near me. On other days you have to endlessy scroll through a very long list, which only shows in alphabetical order of the pharmacy name. Location doesn't work even though enabled in my browser. The map doesn't work. I could go on...

August 7, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cannot give a zero star review

Cannot give a zero star review, so they get absolute minimum.

Think on this. Having to give your passport or driving licence just to arrange a blood test! That's the insanity of swiftque - a complete joke of a site.

I'm guessing it's all down to the insane online safety bill brought in by that traitor Starmer. How naive to expect to arrange a simple blood test through your doctor - suppose the GPs want to keep more of their 150k+ salaries, so stuff the patients - they no longer matter as it stops the gp buy another jag!

You then have to take a photo of your passport - good luck if you don't have a passport or a driving licence, good luck if you struggle keeping your hand steady - remember all of this is just to book a simple blood test!

Then you have to wait up to 3 days, just to have the photo rejected, because the AI cannot read characters on a 4k picture!

Then you get a tel num to ring, but because the site was designed by an infinite monkey cell, you are stuck on the phone for over an hour!

As a former software guy for a living, the entire team needs firing. There is NOTHING good about this joke of a site, and I dread to think how much tax payer funds were wasted over this.

ALL of this labour party fault

July 31, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nothing works

I tried to register but the system asks for a medical card number rather than a NHS number which everyone uses now. My medical card was issued in 1977 and their system does recognise it. I have tried to register a contact form but the syatem just d.oes not work. I'm afraid Swiftqueue is hopless. Can someone ring me to explain how I can register with them.

July 27, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Swiftqueue should be prosecuted under…

Swiftqueue should be prosecuted under the Trades Description Act. "Swift" it is not. NHS has given Swiftqueue a monopoly over booking appointments ( I believe?) . This should be presented to the Monopolies Commission ( renamed to Competition and Markets Authority CMA) After being given an appointment in 2 weeks time for a blood test, it has been "rescheduled" for a further 2 weeks. So a total of one month's wait for a blood test ordered by my GP. No explanation is given for the rescheduling. There is no channel of communication available to speak/email Swiftqueue to ask... a) why an initial wait time of 2 weeks for a routine blood test ( it used to be a walk in service, with waiting time average 20 mins max ) and ....b) why does a scheduled appt. need to be rescheduled? How can Swiftqueue be made accountable ? Are we funders of the NHS not entitled to see the Terms of Engagement / Service that Swiftqueue is required to provide?

July 24, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst blood test booking system

This is the worst booking system for trying to book a blood test there was absolutely nothing wrong with the previous system 100% perfect the new system is not user friendly ive just wasted 45 minutes of my time and still no appt and when telephoned them the recorded message said they had so many calls they couldn't take anymore so call back another time. Shut this useless system down.

July 24, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

0/10 No availability

This service is among the worst I've encountered yet. The only options for blood tests are miles away, waited 3 weeks for the appointment to be turned away as it's outside of my area, at the cost of a day off work and travel. Finally got an appointment at a local clinic which was canceled and no alternative offered. There are no clinic options online that will see me and the phone line doesn't get answered. This service needs to be brought back to the public before they cause serious health problems for people.

July 24, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shut this appointment system down its a disgrace.

Rating this 1 srar so I can leave a review.
Honestly this is the worst ever appointment booking system.

Only one appointment is offered at a time absolutely no other option or alternative is available and until another person accepts it there is no other option made available.

My hairdresser offers a better service.

This service should be shut down.

Its so bad, id prefer to actually walk in to the Plebotomy clinic and take a numbered ticket or just sit and wait to be called and risk being told to go home.

Its that bad, they purpisely dont provide a contact telephone number. They know it would be flooded with complaints.

This system validates everything that is wrong with irish health care system.

At time of leaving this review, I still do t have an appointment 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

Shut it down. Its not working.!!!!

July 23, 2025
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