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We are committed to providing high quality care for all and will ensure that our patients and their representatives can seek advice, provide feedback or make a complaint about any aspect of our service. This policy describes how we receive, manage, respond to and learn from complaints made about our service. All members of the team are expected to understand and follow this policy when dealing with a patient complaint.<\/p>\n
The key aspects of this policy are that: –<\/p>\n
We believe that if a patient wishes to make a complaint or register a concern about any aspect of our service, they should find it easy to do so. Our code of practice for handling complaints, encourages patients to let us know when our service has not met their expectations and explains how we will investigate their complaint and keep them informed.<\/p>\n
Copies of our code are from the practice manager or reception desks.<\/p>\n
A complaint can be made by a patient of the practice or a person acting on their behalf if the patient is a child, has physical or mental incapacity, has consented to the person acting on their behalf, or has delegated authority to act on their behalf.\u00a0 A complaint can also be made by an individual who is, or is likely to be, affected by our actions, inactions, decisions or omissions.<\/p>\n
A complaint provides us with the opportunity to identify where our practice systems have failed and what we can do to improve our service. In dealing with a complaint, we will: –<\/p>\n
Handling a complaint efficiently and sympathetically from the outset may encourage early resolution and avoid the need for a formal complaint process, involving investigation and formal reports. which is stressful and time-consuming for all concerned.<\/p>\n
When making a complaint, an individual usually wants an apology and to know what happened and why, what will be done to put it right, what action will be taken immediately and to prevent the cause for complaint happening again.<\/p>\n
All members of the team must be able to receive a complaint or feedback (verbal or written) and deal with it appropriately. You should bear in mind, that the individual making the complaint may not refer to their concern as a complaint.<\/p>\n
The practice Complaints Manger, Katharine Crowther is responsible for dealing with all complaints received by the practice, unless immediate resolution is possible.<\/p>\n
The responsible person in charge of overseeing our complaints procedure and implementing changes where necessary are Philip Moore and Owen Higgs.<\/p>\n
Verbal complaints<\/strong>: Listen to what the individual is saying and be polite and considerate; avoid justifying the action that led to the complaint or being dismissive of the individual\u2019s concerns. Where possible and, depending on the nature of the complaint, you should aim to resolve the matter as soon as it is received, making a note of the complaint and how you resolved it and pass the information to the Complaints Manager, Katharine Crowther.<\/p>\n If you are unable to resolve the complaint immediately, you should encourage the individual to speak with the Complaints Manager. If the Complaints Manager is not available, you should take brief details of the complaint and arrange a convenient time for the Complaints Manager to contact the individual. Your notes should be passed to the Complaints Manager and a copy given to the patient, together with a copy of the code of practice for handling patient complaints.<\/p>\n If the complaint requires an urgent response and the Complaints Manager is not available, you should pass the complaint to Philip Moore or Owen Higgs.<\/p>\n Written complaints<\/strong>: If you receive a written complaint (by letter or email.), you should pass it immediately to the Complaints Manager.<\/p>\n The Complaints Manager will acknowledge the complaint in writing within 3 working days and enclose a copy of our code of practice for handling complaints. If a delay in acknowledging the complaint is anticipated, the reason for the delay will be explained to the individual.<\/p>\n The acknowledgement will include: –<\/p>\n The individual will be informed that they can obtain advice and information from the Independent Complaints Advocacy Team at the local NHS Healthwatch \u2013 see.healthwatch.co.uk\/find-local-healthwatch for contact details.<\/strong><\/p>\n The purpose of the investigation is to: –<\/p>\n We aim for the investigation to be completed and for the individual to receive the report within 10 working day or, if the issue is complex, within 6 months. \u00a0<\/em>Where we anticipate a delay, we will explain this to the individual and provide an update on progress at least every 10 working days.<\/p>\n Before providing a written response, we will invite the individual to a meeting to discuss the findings of our investigation.<\/p>\n Our written response to the individual will: –<\/p>\n The Complaints Manager keeps full records of all complaints, investigations and responses. These records are kept securely and not with the individual\u2019s clinical records (if they are a patient of the practice).\u00a0 These records include: –<\/p>\n We adopt a no-blame approach to complaints that we receive but recognise that all feedback provides an opportunity for us to develop and improve our service.<\/p>\n As soon as possible after a complaint has been dealt with, we will ensure that those involved are given individual feedback. Where our investigations identify a need to improve or review our practice systems, we will encourage general discussion at practice meetings and seek suggestions for improvement. Any agreed changes will be kept under review.<\/p>\n We will undertake ongoing monitoring of all complaints to identify trends and assess training requirements.<\/p>\n Date:\u00a0\u00a0 15\/03\/2022<\/em><\/p>\n Review date: ongoing updates.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#f6f7fa” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#ffffff” background_color_gradient_end=”#f6f7fa” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ module_class=”two-columns” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ width=”100%” max_width=”400px” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”72px” custom_margin=”-6px|auto|-6px|auto|true|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_enable_image=”off” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ilkleydentalcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/bda.jpeg” title_text=”bda” url=”http:\/\/www.bda.org\/dentists\/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ilkleydentalcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/bdhf.jpeg” title_text=”bdhf” url=”https:\/\/www.dentalhealth.org\/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”5px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Registered office: Ilkley Dental Care Ltd, 39 Leeds Road, Ilkley, England. 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