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13.06.2023
After a 2 year battle we are very pleased to inform you all that we have secured funding for a new telephone system and provider. We know this will come as great relief to many of you as well as relief to the staff answering the phones as access via the phone system has been less than acceptable.
We have a go live date of Thursday this week.
We have made some changes to help with the flow of calls - namely there will be no separate options for Woodlands or Middle Chare. It will be one line in and any free lines will ring. There will also be a call back option so you don't have to wait on the line. We are not promising this will solve all the access problems but we are certainly expecting it to help.
We will have technicians available on both sites on Thursday and Friday to help with any teething problems that we may have.
Constructive feedback will be extremely helpful to us during the process and after we have switched over so we know what other improvements we can make.
Many thanks for your cooperation an patience.

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Changes to Repeat Prescription Ordering

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Comments & Complaints

We aim to provide a high quality service and are very interested to hear how our systems could be improved. However, if you are unhappy with any aspects of our service or your treatment, please contact the General Manager or Assistant Practice Manager who will be happy to listen to your suggestions or criticisms.

Making a complaint

 

If you have any complaints or concerns about the service that you have received from the doctors or staff working for this practice, please speak to the Practice Manager, Rebecca Hutchinson.

 

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 6 months of the incident that caused the problem; or
  • Within 6 months of discovering that you have a problem, provided that is within 12 months of the incident.

The Practice Manager will be pleased to deal with any complaint. She will explain the procedure to you and make sure that your concerns are dealt with promptly.   You can make your complaint:

 

In person  –   ask to speak to the Senior staff member on duty.

 

In writing  –   some complaints may be easier to explain in writing - please give as much information as can, then send your complaint to the practice for the attention of the Practice Manager as soon as possible.

 

If you feel your complaint has not been handled to your satisfaction you can proceed to have your case heard by the Health Commission.

diaryThe Health Service Ombudsman

The Health Service Ombudsman has published a booklet that describes the ‘six principles for remedy’ in relation to complaints handling and involves:

  1. Getting it right
  2. Being customer focused
  3. Being open and accountable
  4. Acting fairly and proportionately
  5. Putting things right
  6. Seeking continuous improvements

If you remain unhappy after everything has been done to try to resolve your concern or complaint you have the right to approach the Ombudsman.
Tel: 0345 015 4033
Email: phso.enquiries@ombudsman.org.uk
Write: Millbank Tower, Millbank, London SW1P 4QP.

 
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