If you have a suggestion, comment or complaint about the service you have received from the doctors, nurses or any of the other staff working in the Practice, then please let us know.
We hope that most problems can be sorted out quickly at the time they arise and with the person concerned. If your problem cannot be sorted out this way and you wish to make a complaint, we would like you to let us know as soon as possible. The best way to raise a complaint is to write to the Practice Manager, who will then acknowledge your complaint and investigate what has happened. Either the manager or the clinical lead, whoever is most appropriate to deal with the matter, will write to you with a full explanation within three weeks.
Please contact reception for further information on our complaints procedure.
If you feel you cannot raise your concern or complaint with us or you are dissatisfied with the result of our investigation, you should contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on 0800 052 6088 who can often help resolve any problems before they become formal complaints.
Care Quality Commission
If you have experienced poor care, or know that poor care is being provided somewhere you can report it to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), anonymously if you wish. You can also tell the CQC when you feel you have received good care.
You can write to:
CQC National Correspondence,
Citygate,
Gallowgate,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
NE1 4PA
The CQC will not investigate the complaint but it may use the complaint to assess the service being complained against.