Complaint Procedures |
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We operate a practice complaints procedure as part of the NHS system for dealing with complaints. Here at the Glenside Country Practice our system meets the national criteria. Our Practice Manager, Gill Stafford, will give you further information. This leaflet give details of the procedure. Our objective is to give you the highest possible standard of service and we try to deal swiftly with any problems that may occur. Please help us to help you. Satisfaction is our aim.
WHAT WE SHALL DO We shall acknowledge your complaint within 2 working days and aim to have looked into your complaint within 10 working days of the date when you raised it with us. We shall then be in a position to offer you an explanation or a meeting with the people involved. When we look into your complaint we shall aim to : · Find out what happened and what went wrong.
COMPLAINING ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE Please note that we keep strictly to the rules of medical confidentiality. If you are complaining on behalf of someone else, we have to know that you have their permission to do so. A note signed by the person concerned will be needed unless they are incapable (because of illness) of providing this.
PRACTICE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE If you have a complaint or concern about the service you have received from the Doctors or any of the staff working in the practice, please let us know. We operate a practice complaints procedure as part of the NHS system for dealing with complaints.
HOW TO COMPLAIN We hope that most problems can be sorted out easily and quickly at the time they arise and with the person concerned. If you problem cannot be sorted out in this way and you wish to make a complaint, we would like you to let us know as soon as possible, ideally within a matter of days, because this will enable us to establish what happened more easily. If it is not possible to do that, please let us have details of your complaint: · Within 6 months of the incident that caused the problem OR Complaints should be addressed to Dr George D Campbell. Alternatively you may ask for an appointment with Gill Stafford, Practice Manager, to discuss your concerns. She will explain the complaints procedure to you and will make sure that your concerns are dealt with promptly. It will be a great help if you are as specific as possible about your complaint.
COMPLAINING TO THE PRIMARY CARE TRUST We hope that you will use our practice complaints procedure if you have a problem. We believe this will give us the best chance of putting right whatever has gone wrong and an opportunity to improve our practice. But this does not affect your right to approach the Primary Care Trust, if you feel you cannot raise your complaint with us or you are dissatisfied with the result of our investigation. You should contact:
Elizabeth Hart—Complaints Manager
Tel : 01522 515319 |
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