Our aim is to give you the highest possible standard of service and we try to deal swiftly with any problems that may occur.
We operate a Practice Complaints Procedure as part of the NHS system for dealing with complaints. Our system meets National criteria.
Making A Complaint
If you have a complaint or concern about the service you have received from us, please let us know.
We hope that most problems can be sorted out easily and quickly, often at the time they arise and with the person concerned. If your problem cannot be sorted out in this way and you wish to make a complaint we would like you to let us know as soon as possible – ideally within a matter of days or at most a few weeks – because this will enable us to establish what happened more easily. If it is not possible to do that, please let us have details of your complaint within 12 months of the incident that caused the problem, or within 12 months of discovering that you have a problem.
Please ask for an appointment with the Reception Team Leader, in order to discuss your concerns. They will make sure that your specific concerns are dealt with promptly and satisfactorily.
Written complaints should be addressed to the Practice Manager Donna Shepherd.
Written Complaints
We will contact you on receipt of your complaint to clarify your concerns, discuss your desired outcomes, how you would like your concern dealing with and during this discussion we will agree a timescale for response. We shall then be in a position to offer you an explanation or a meeting with the people involved. When we look into your concerns, we shall aim to:
- Find out what went wrong
- Make it possible for you to discuss the problem with those concerned
- Make sure you receive an apology where this is appropriate
- Try and resolve the concern to your satisfaction
- Identify what we can do to make sure that the problem doesn’t happen again.
Complaining on behalf of someone else
Please note that we keep strictly to the rules of patient confidentiality. If you are complaining on behalf of someone else, we have to know that you have their permission to do so. A note signed by the person concerned will be needed unless they are incapable (because of illness) of providing this.
Complaining to NHS Hull
We hope that, if you have a problem, you will use our Practice complaints procedure. We believe this will give us the best chance of putting right whatever has gone wrong and an opportunity to improve our practice. But this does not affect your right to approach the local Primary Care Trust, if you feel you cannot raise your complaint with us.
You should contact the PALS Department,Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support Tel: 01482 315764 www.nyhcsu.org.uk.
You may also like to contact the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS) for help. They can be contacted at Ground Floor Suite, Studio 700, Princess Street, Hull, HU2 8BJ, Tel 0845 1203 734, and E-mail icas@carersfederation.co.uk
NHS England email england.contactus@nhs.net Tel 03003112233
If you are unhappy with the outcome of our investigation, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is able to look into your concern. They can be contacted at Millbank Tower, Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP, Tel: 03450 154033, and e-mail phso.enquiries@ombudsman.org.uk
Dr G.S. Chauhan
Dr C. Lewis
Dr P. Chawla
Clifton House Medical Centre
263-265 Beverley Road
Hull
HU5 2ST
We are happy to receive comments, compliments, concerns and complaints.