Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118607

NHS: Complaints

Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a national standard for providing (a) full and (b) timely responses to complaints made within healthcare settings across England.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 set out in law the minimum standards National Health Service organisations must adhere to in respect of their complaint handling arrangements. This inclu...

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