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  • Health and social care complaints

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    • Safety and Quality
    Responsibility for dealing with complaints about health and social care services in Northern Ireland is placed with the provider of the service.  The following section provides information for health and social care professionals and the general public on matters relating to health and social care complaints.

    HSC Complaints - Information for the Public

    If you are unhappy with the care or treatment you receive from the Health and Social Care service in Northern Ireland, you have the right to complain. You will find information on how to make a complaint on NI Direct.

    HSC Complaints - Standards and Guidelines

    The following documents provide detailed guidance on the HSC Complaints Procedure

    HSC Complaints - Directions

    The following HSC Complaints Directions have been issued to the Health and Social Care Service.

    HSC Complaints Statistics

    • HSC Complaints Statistics

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    Most recent publications

    • HSC Complaints - Standards and Guidelines

      Published 1 April 2022
    • HSC Complaints - Directions

      Published 2 September 2013
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    Most recent news items

    • Complaints received by HSC Trusts, Board and Family Practitioner Services in Northern Ireland (2017/18)

      Published 5 July 2018
    • Complaints received by HSC Trusts, Board and family practitioner services in Northern Ireland 2014-15

      Published 22 July 2015
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    How to request information from the Department of Health including Freedom of Information, information about yourself and the type of information we commit to publish on a regular basis.

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