Complaints Procedures In Health And Social Care

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Complaints Procedure For staff and the general public An Overview A complaint is any expression of dissatisfaction, whether justified or not, about any aspect of working within the *Home. Complaints can be received from any member of staff, at any level, from the service users and their respective family members. The procedure is extended also to include external bodies such as District Nurses, Doctors and suppliers, for example. There are various channels a complaint can be received. The most common tend to be verbally but other channels include by phone, email or in writing. All complaints hare handled sensitively and in strict confidence, and any information that is exchanged will only be passed to those directly involved. Overall…show more content…
If the complaint has been received by that person, they may be able to resolve it swiftly and should do so if possible and where appropriate. For all staff complaints, these are dealt with by their respective Line Managers. If the complaint has not been resolved at this point, then it is escalated to the Home Manager. If the complaint has still not been resolved, it is then up to the Senior Operations Manager to take up the complaint and deal with it effectively. Briefly, the internal stages of the process involve the following:- Stage One On receiving the complaint, the Line Manager records it in the complaints log. If it has not already been resolved, they delegate an appropriate person to investigate it and to take appropriate action. If the complaint relates to a specific person, they should be informed and given a fair opportunity to respond. Whether the complaint is justified or not, the reply to the complainant should describe the action taken to investigate the complaint, the conclusions from the investigation, and any action taken as a result of the
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