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How to make a complaint

Making a complaint is not as daunting as you might think.

This section tells you how to complain to a public body, and how to contact us if you are still unhappy at the end of the complaints process.

Trust did not follow appropriate guidelines when assessing care of child with special needs

We upheld a mother’s complaint about the South Eastern Trust’s care of her son during her 3 week stay in hospital.

Trust did not fully explore man’s concerns about care of his children

Failings by a Trust’s social care team meant a complainant believed it did not take his concerns seriously.

Department failed to properly monitor actions of insolvency practitioner

A complainant claimed that failures by the Department for the Economy resulted in his partner sustaining a significant financial loss.

Trust apologises to patient for failures in his care and treatment

The Belfast Trust should have adopted a more patient-centred approach when caring for a man with liver cancer.

Complaint about out-of-hours GP surgery

Given the risk factors involved, we concluded that a doctor should have considered a different diagnosis when treating an elderly patient.

Training Resources

These short videos explain why good complaints handling is important and provide helpful guidance to those investigating complaints.

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Working with us

We offer rewarding, satisfying work in support of our investigations into complaints about public services and in upholding ethical standards in local government.

Delay in providing shoulder surgery for patient was ‘unreasonable’

A man complained about how his late wife was cared for after she suffered a fall.  We upheld parts of the complaint.

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