Data on written complaints in the NHS - 2015/16 Quarter 4, Experimental
This quarterly collection is a count of written complaints made by (or on behalf of) patients, received between 1 January 2016 and 31 March 2016. This information is classified as experimental.
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This new quarterly collection (annual prior to 2015-16) is a count of written complaints made by (or on behalf of) patients. Data are collected via the KO41a and are for complaints about NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) in England. The data relates to the complaints arrangements introduced in April 2009.
The results within this publication are provisional and experimental and so care should be taken when interpreting the results
The NHS complaints procedure is the statutorily based mechanism for dealing with complaints about NHS care and treatment and all NHS organisations in England are required to operate the procedure.