SUGGESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

If you have any comments please hand in you comments into the suggestion box. If you have any complaints please speak to the Practice Manager or Dr Shaikh.

If you are unhappy about anything please make an appointment with the Practice Manager or Doctor. Please tell us instead of telling others. You will not be discriminated against in doing so.

Complaints

We always try to give you the best service possible, but there may be times when you feel this has not happened. This page aims to explain what to do if you have a complaint about the service you have received from the doctors or any member of staff within this practice.

Surgery complaints procedure

Our practice procedure is not able to deal with questions of legal liability or compensation. We hope you will use it to allow us to look into and, if necessary, put right any problems you have identified or mistakes that have been made.

At Naseby Medical Centre we aim to give you a quick but thorough response, which answers your concerns properly. We aim to solve all problems at a practice level (Local Resolution).

If you use this procedure it will not affect your right to complain to the The ICB Patient Experience Team or any other Parliamentary or Health Service Ombudsman, if you feel that a local resolution has not been achieved or local resolution is not appropriate for the complaint matter. 

Who can complain?

Anyone who is receiving or has received NHS treatment can complain. In the event that the complainant is a child, the parent / guardian can complain on their behalf. Where a patient has died, a complaint can be made by a relative or person that had an interest in the deceased’s welfare.

If you feel that you are not able to make a complaint in person, you can nominate a person to complain on your behalf.

Please note that we have to respect our duty of confidentiality to patients and a patient’s consent will therefore be required if a complaint is not made by that patient in person.

How to complain

Ask to speak to the Complaints Officer for the practice:

Complaints Officer

Rafiqa Jabeen – Practice Manager

Deputy Complaints Officer

Dr Bilal Ahmed – GP Partner

Complete the necessary complaints paperwork:

If necessary, any complaints forms can either be posted to you or can be obtained from the Surgery Reception.

Ensure complaints are made within the specified time limits:

Please notify the surgery of any complaint as soon as possible in order for us to address any issues and improve our service for other patients. Please note, however, that the latest that a complaint should be made is:

Within 12 months of the incident that caused the problem

Within 12 months of discovering that you have a problem provided this is within 12 months of the incident.

Our obligations to you:

Upon receiving a complaint we will seek to:

Acknowledge your complaint within 3 working days of receipt

Investigate the complaint within 10 working days of the date the complaint is received.

Offer a meeting at the first available opportunity in order for you to discuss any matters with us. You may bring a friend or relative with you to this meeting.

Inform you of the outcome of the complaint.

Outcomes of the complaint

In carrying out this procedure we aim to address your concerns fully, provide you with an explanation and undertaken any necessary actions.

We hope that at the end of the process you feel that we have dealt with the matter thoroughly, however, if this is not the case and you wish to continue with your complaint, we will direct you to the appropriate authorities who will be able to help you. If you still remain dissatisfied once the practice based complaints procedure has been fully utilised you have the right to request an independent review of your complaint by contacting The Patient Experience Team. You should do this within six months of the end of ‘local resolution’