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27.3.24 - The surgery will be closed for Easter Bank Holiday from Good Friday 29th March and we will re-open on Tuesday 2nd April
20.3.24

❗️PATIENT INFORMATION - SEE BELOW INFORMATION FOR WOODLANDS SURGERY❗️

Please be advised any patients attending our Woodlands Surgery - the wall outside of the surgery has been knocked down and will be getting repaired. This may cause some problems with parking, please bear with us whilst this is getting resolved.
Thank you

**** Changes to repeat prescription ordering - please read below

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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