There may be times when you feel you have not received the appropriate care or treatment, either clinical or service. Most problems can be sorted out easily and quickly, often at the time they arise and with the person concerned. However, if your problem cannot be dealt with in this way please let us know, ideally within a matter of days, to give us the opportunity to establish what happened and put things right more easily.

We have a complaints procedure as part of an NHS system for dealing with complaints. In the first instance complaints should be addressed to the practice manager, either verbally or in writing. He will explain the complaints procedure to you and will make sure that your issue is dealt with promptly.

You can provide feedback online by completing our Feedback and Complaints triage.

We aim to acknowledge receipt of your complaint within five working days and to have looked into it, and hopefully have resolved the matter, within twenty working days.

We do of course keep strictly to the rules of medical confidentiality. If you are complaining on behalf of someone else we have to know that you have his or her permission to do so. A note signed by the person concerned will be needed, unless they are incapable (because of illness) of providing this.