Can I Help You? Guidance for handling and learning from feedback, comments, concerns or complaints about NHS health care services.

This guidance is for the NHS and their health service providers to assist them in handling and responding to feedback, comments, concerns and complaints raised in relation to health care in accordance with the Patient Rights (Scotland)Act 2011.


Annex A: Legislation

Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/5/contents/enacted

Regulations

The Patient Rights (Complaints Procedure and Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/36/pdfs/ssi_20120036_en.pdf

Directions

The Patient Rights (Feedback, Comments, Concerns and Complaints) (Scotland) Directions 2012

(The Regulations and Directions have been issued under CEL 7 (2012) and are available on the SHOW website at: http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/publications/publication.asp)

The Directions are also included below.

Directions: National Health Service: The Patient Rights (Feedback, Comments, Concerns and Complaints)(Scotland) Directions 2012

Directions: National Health Service: The Patient Rights (Feedback, Comments, Concerns and Complaints)(Scotland) Directions 2012

Directions: National Health Service: The Patient Rights (Feedback, Comments, Concerns and Complaints)(Scotland) Directions 2012

Directions: National Health Service: The Patient Rights (Feedback, Comments, Concerns and Complaints)(Scotland) Directions 2012

Directions: National Health Service: The Patient Rights (Feedback, Comments, Concerns and Complaints)(Scotland) Directions 2012

Directions: National Health Service: The Patient Rights (Feedback, Comments, Concerns and Complaints)(Scotland) Directions 2012

Directions: National Health Service: The Patient Rights (Feedback, Comments, Concerns and Complaints)(Scotland) Directions 2012

Contact

Email: Joanna Swanson

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