Blog
Ask Listen Do: Putting our commitment into action
18 June 2019
Ask, Listen, Do aims to improve the experiences of people with a learning disability, autism or both (and their families and carers) when giving feedback, raising a concern or making a complaint about health care, social care or education provision/providers...
Driving improvement in eating disorder services
24 May 2019
This month we’ve seen how our work helps parliament hold NHS organisations to account for the quality of care people experience. The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee (PACAC) has been holding an inquiry into the issues raised in...
Working together for a better complaints system
26 April 2019
Earlier in April we held our first meeting of the Health and Social Care Regulators’ Forum Working Group formed to create a system-wide Complaint Standards Framework, which will set out a unified vision of best practice in complaints handling for...
Exchanging ideas with Ombudsmen around the world
5 April 2019
I have spoken on many occasions about the excellent opportunity that exists for all Ombudsmen, and everyone who works for Ombudsman services, to learn from one another. I have a lifelong passion for education and know that our continuous learning...
Working in partnership to improve complaint handling
11 March 2019
One of our strategic objectives is to work in partnership with public services to support and improve front line complaints handling. NHS England has been delivering complaints handling training to the dental profession for the last 18 months. Liaison manager...