How can we help?

Listed below are the health and social care contacts for services in Shropshire where complaints should be sent.

If you would like support and further information we can help through our Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service

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Who do I complain to?

There are many different providers of healthcare in Shropshire. When you want to make a complaint, you normally complain directly to the provider of the service. Alternatively you can complain to the organisation who commission the service.

Please contact us if:

  • you would like to talk to us about your complaint
  • the information you need is not covered in the sections below
  • you are not sure which organisation has provided the service
  • if you would like some advice or support through the independent NHS Complaints Advocacy Service we provide

If you would like to raise a concern or make a complaint about a particular health care professional or social worker you can contact their regulatory organisation

Hospitals

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital

Service Provider: Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital

Service provider: Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Bishop's Castle Community Hospital, Bridgnorth Community Hospital, Ludlow Community Hospital, Whitchurch Community Hospital

Service Provider: Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.

Commissioner

Commissioner: Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

The Care Quality Commission have produced standards for hospitals.


 

Community health services

Provider: Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.

Commissioner: Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman


Mental Health Services

Service provider: Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust

Commissioner: Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman


GP Services

To make a formal complaint contact the Practice Manager of the practice.

Commissioner: Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

The Care Quality Commission have produced a booklet to help the public understand what they can expect from their GP.


Ambulance Services

Emergency Ambulance Service

Service provider: West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Commissioner: Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS

Patient Transport Ambulance Service

Service Provider: E-zec Medical

Commissioner: Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman


Out of Hours services

Urgent Primary Care

Service Provider: ShropDoc

Commissioner: Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS

NHS 111 Service

Service provider: DHU Healthcare

Commissioner: NHS England

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman


Pharmacy

To make a formal complaint contact the Service Manager of the pharmacy.

Commissioner: NHS England

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman


Opticians

To make a formal complaint contact the Service Manager of the optician service.

Commissioner: NHS England

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

For complaints about private optical services contact the Optical Consumer Complaints Service.


Dentists

To make a formal complaint contact the Practice Manager of the practice. 

Commissioner: NHS England

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

For complaints about private dental services contact the Dental Complaints Service.


Sexual Health Services

Service provider: Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust

Commissioner: Shropshire Council 

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to either the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) or the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO).  Both Ombudsmen have jurisdiction in cases where an NHS service provider has been commissioned by a Local Authority and they may decide to conduct a joint investigation.  It would probably be best to approach whichever Ombudsman is connected with the organisation to whom you directed your original complaint - so PHSO if you originally complained to the NHS Trust or the LGO if you originally complained to the Council


Private Healthcare

Healthwatch Shropshire's remit only covers publicly funded health and social care services, so we cannot assist with concerns or complaints about privately funded services.

For complaints about private healthcare contact the Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service.


Social Care

Care funded by Shropshire Council

If your care is funded by Shropshire Council, you can raise a concern informally with the Council by contacting their First Point of Contact for adult social care.  To make a formal complaint contact the statutory complaints officer.  If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman.

Self-funded care

If your care is self-funded, you can complain to the manager of the service provider.  If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, you can take the complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman.

More information about both these options can be found here.