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Our complaints procedure
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We aim to provide great service to all our patients. If you are unhappy with the care you have received please let us know. We take complaints very seriously and welcome comments and criticisms that help us improve our service.
We expect every part of your experience with Bupa Dental Care to reflect our high-standards of customer care. If we have not met your expectations, please follow these steps to register your complaint.
Step 1
Contact your practice manager
Raising your concern with us directly means we can begin looking into it straight away. Contact your local practice first to discuss your complaint with the practice manager; they can often solve any issues swiftly and have all the necessary background information.
Step 2
Contact Bupa Dental Care patient liaison or your local NHS board
If you are not satisfied with the response from your local practice manager, please contact the Bupa Dental Care patient liaison team to discuss further, or your local NHS board. Please note that there are different NHS authorities for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. All contact details are listed below.
Contact patient liaison or your local NHS board
Step 3
Contact the ombudsman, the CQC or other regulatory service.
If you are unhappy with the response you have received from the practice manager, our patient liaison team or from the NHS, then you can take up your issues with the health service parliamentary ombudsman, the Care Quality Commission, the Dental Complaints Service, or other relevant regulatory service. Please note that there are different authorities for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. We have included all contact details below.
Contact the ombudsman, CQC, or regulatorBupa Dental Care Patient Liaison
Patient Liaison
Bupa Dental Care
Vantage Office Park
Old Gloucester Road
Hambrook
Bristol
BS16 1GW
NHS patients in England
NHS Commissioning Board
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
Tel : 0300 3112233
Email: nhscommissioningboard@hscic.gov.uk
To view the new dental complaints joint statement please open the complaints statement.
NHS patients in Wales
If you have a complaint about your treatment or access to healthcare in Wales, please contact your Local Health Board:
www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/publicaccountability/puttingthingsright
NHS patients in Northern Ireland
If you have a complaint about your treatment or access to healthcare in Northern Ireland, please contact your Local Health and Social Care Board:
www.nidirect.gov.uk/make-a-complaint-against-the-health-service
NHS patients in Scotland
If you have a complaint about your treatment or access to healthcare in Scotland, please contact your Local NHS Board:
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Millbank Tower
Millbank
London
Hambrook
SW1P 4QP
Tel : 0345 015 4033
For further information visit: www.ombudsman.org.uk
Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
Tel : 03000 616161
For further information and to contact the Care Quality Commission visit: www.cqc.org.uk/contact-us
Private Patients in England and Scotland
Dental Complaints Service
Please note this service is for private patients only.
Dental Complaints Service 37 Wimpole Street London W1G 8DQ
Tel : 020 8253 0800
For further information and to contact the Dental Complaints Service visit: www.dentalcomplaints.org.uk
Patients in Wales
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Welsh Government
Rhydycar Business Park
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1UZ
Tel : 0300 062 8163
Email: hiw@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Patients in Northern Ireland
The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
9th floor Riverside Tower
5 Lanyon Place
BT1 3BT
Tel : 02890 517 500
Email: info@rqia.org.uk
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Bupa Dental Care is a trading name of Oasis Healthcare Limited. Registered in England and Wales number: 03257078. Registered office: Bupa Dental Care Vantage Office Park, Old Gloucester Road, Hambrook, Bristol, United Kingdom BS16 1GW.
