Customer Care is a service for patients, their relatives and carers that offers on the spot advice.
You can visit the Customer Care team on level 2 of the north Salisbury District Hospital building, in the Nunton Unit, Monday - Friday 10:00 to 4:30pm.
The nearest car park is car park 8, enter by the Springs entrance.
Freephone - 0800 374208
or email
or pick up a leaflet and use the freepost slip.
Customer Care aims to negotiate speedy resolutions to individual concerns and to learn from what people tell us so that we can improve our local health service.
Comments, concerns, complaints and compliments
Complaints
Comments
Concerns
Compliments
Mediation
Translating and Interpreting Services
Complaints
Even though we work very hard to stop things going wrong, we recognise that they sometimes do. When this happens we would like to know so that we can try to put things right and stop the same sort of thing happening again to you, or to someone else.
We have an open and honest approach to dealing with complaints and ensure that they are investigated thoroughly and fairly to establish the facts. We work hard to learn from what people have told us to help us improve the services that we deliver.
Anyone who is, or has been a patient can complain. If you are unable to do so yourself then someone else (usually a close relative or friend) can complain for you. The health and social care guidelines suggest a time limit of within 12 months from the date on which the matter occurred, or the matter came to the notice of the complainant.
Consent
If someone is making a complaint on your behalf, then written consent will be needed. Consent is not needed if the person cannot act for him or herself, for example, if they do not have mental capacity.
How do I make a complaint?
Write a letter outlining your complaint addressed to:
The Chief Executive
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Offices
Salisbury District Hospital
Salisbury
Wiltshire SP2 8BJ
Please use this template for guidance if you find it helpful
Alternatively you can telephone the Customer Care Department on Freephone 0800 374208 or 01722 336262 ext 2960, 4044, 2764 and 2743 or via e-mail to: customercare@salisbury.nhs.uk
Can I get help making a complaint?
Yes, you can contact the following free services for help and advice in compiling a letter of complaint, or for support in meetings with hospital staff.
Wiltshire
SWAN Advocacy Network
26 Milford Street
Salisbury
SP1 2AP
Tel: 03333 44 7926
E-mail: mail@swanadvocacy.org
Website: www.swanadvocacy.org.uk
Dorset
Dorset Advocacy
13-15 Jubilee Court
Paceycombe Way
Poundbury
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 3AE
Tel: 0300 343 7000
E-mail: nhscomplaints@dorsetadvocacy.co.uk
We would like to hear from you if you have a suggestion on how we can improve our service.
Concerns
If you have any concerns, it is always best to let someone know while you are in hospital, for example, the ward sister, your consultant or the Customer Care Team. Please be assured that raising your concerns will not prejudice your care and treatment in any way.
Compliments
If you are happy with any part of a service you receive please tell us. We will record your views and pass them on to the people involved. We can also share good practice to help improve other services.
Mediation
Mediation can be used to resolve conflict/communication breakdown between patients/relatives and staff to stop the situation from escalating to a formal complaint. In some cases a complaint investigation may be underway already. If this is the case, the mediator's role is purely to mediate between the parties to restore communication. The Mediator will not be involved in the investigation of the complaint. If you would like to use mediation to resolve your concerns, please contact 01722 336262 ext 2743
Translating and Interpreting Services
The Customer Care Department provides access to trained interpreters to support communication with patients who are non English speakers, people for whom English is a second language, sign language, deaf, blind or partially sighted. The ward/department where the appointment is to take place will book the appointment in a timely and sensitive manner to enable the patient to be involved in decision making over his/her care.
A 24-hour telephone interpreting service is also available for emergency situations or short non-complex appointments.