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Tag Archives: NHS and Local Authority Red Tape
Complaints Matter: Improving Complaints Handling (BBC News / CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission’s “Complaints Matter” report identifies variations in how complaints are handled throughout the NHS, primary care and adult social care services in England. The regulator wants complaints about health and social care to be encouraged and … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Failings in the Complaints System in Health and Social Care? (Healthwatch England / CQC)
Summary An estimated 250,000 incidents of poor care were unreported last year. There are concerns that NHS and local authority “red tape” make it difficult to complain, that there is insufficient independent advice and support to help those who need … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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More on Complaints Handling in the NHS (BBC News / PHSO / NHS England / Patients’ Association)
Summary Research commissioned by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) indicates that around only one-third of people who experience poor service from public bodies, including the NHS, in England actually make a complaint. Common reasons for not to complaining … Continue reading →