New standards for dealing with complaints in health and social care

Date of article: 01/07/2025

Daily News of: 04/07/2025

Country:  United Kingdom - Northern Ireland

Author: Northern Ireland Ombudsman

Article language: en

1 July 2025

Our Complaints Standards team has launched a new Model Complaints Handling Procedure (MCHP) for health and social care services in Northern Ireland.

This is a major step in our work to improve how complaints are handled across the sector. The new MCHP sets out clear stages, timescales and expectations for service providers and complainants.

 

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