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Complaints
Complaints Procedure
We make every effort to give the best service possible to everyone who attends our practice.
However, we are aware that things can go wrong resulting in a patient feeling that they have a genuine cause for complaint. If this is so, we would wish for the matter to be settled as quickly, and as amicably, as possible.
To pursue a complaint please contact the practice manager who will deal with your concerns appropriately. Further written information is available regarding the complaints procedure from reception.
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A copy of our Complaints Procedure can be found here.
COVID-19 Update
As you are all aware the current COVID-19 poses one of the greatest challenges that society has faced in recent times, and we have all had to make changes to our daily lives to ensure that we work together to protect the most vulnerable members of society. At Blackthorn Health Centre we have had to make a number of responsive changes following recent developments to ensure the maximum safety of our patients, and to protect our staff as much as possible to ensure that the NHS can keep working in an effective manner and can continue to provide the best level of care possible.
As such, during the current period of emergency measures many routine services will be subject to short notice change and many administrative tasks will be streamlined to ensure that we focus more of our time and resources on the delivery of care to those that need it the most.
As part of this streamlining of administration tasks, the Practice will be changing its complaints procedures, during this period of crisis. We will now be reviewing complaints on a weekly basis within the Senior Management team, to ensure that any high priority complaints that fall within the following categories can be swiftly discussed and any resulting changes to our practice can be immediately implemented:
- Immediate risks to patients or staff
- Actual harm to patient or “near miss” incident of high severity
- Urgent safeguarding concerns
- Criminal actions
Should your complaint not fall into these categories, then it will be dealt with when we have capacity to do so, and unfortunately at this time, the timeframe for this is uncertain. We appreciate your understanding whilst the Practice is dealing with unprecedented demand.