We operate a practice complaints procedure for dealing with Practice Complaints from Patients.
Our procedure meets agreed criteria set for all of the Health and Social Services.
Our aim is to give you the highest possible standard of service and we try to deal swiftly with any problems that occur.
If you have a complaint or are concerned about the Health Service treatment you have received from your Doctor or any of the Staff employed by this practice, please let us know.
We hope that most problems can be resolved easily and swiftly, often at the time they arise and with the person concerned. If your problem cannot be resolved in this way and you wish to make a complaint, let us know as soon as possible by putting your complaint in writing for the attention of the Practice Manager Clare Keenan.
Although you should make your complaint as soon as possible after the event, we can consider complaints made within six months of the date of discovering the problem.
The Practice Manager is responsible for investigating and responding to all complaints put forward in writing, it is very helpful if you clearly outline the nature/reason for the complaint, the date the incident occurred and the name of any staff member involved.
We aim to acknowledge your complaint, if appropriate, within 7 working days. We will aim to investigate and responded to your complaint within 14 working days, the Practice Manager may also call you in order to establish further details regarding your complaint.
Should it not be possible for us to respond fully within 10 working days we will notify you of this and provide an estimated time scale of our response.
In Investigating your complaint, we aim to:
Complaining to your Health and Social Services Board
We hope that if you have a problem, you will make use of our Practice Complaints Procedure.
We believe that this will ensure the best opportunity to rectify whatever has gone wrong and improve our practice.
This does not affect your right to approach the Health & Social Care Board if you feel that you cannot raise your complaint with us. You can contact the The Health & Social Care Board’s Complaints Manager at the following address:
Health and Social Care Board
12-22 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BS
If, on conclusion of the Practice’s investigation you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to refer your complaint to the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman.
The Ombudsman’s contact details are as follows:
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Progressive House 33 Wellington Place
Belfast
BT1 6HN
Freephone: 0800 343 424
Email: nipso@nipso.org.uk
Making a Complaint on behalf of Someone Else
Please note that in accordance with GDPR Legislation, if you are complaining on behalf of someone else, we require a signed letter of consent from the individual involved.
If you have any comments or concerns that you would like to put to us or if you like to let us know that what we are doing meets with your approval, you can address your concern in writing to our Practice Manager Clare Keenan
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