What do we mean by Compliments, comments and complaints?

Care Spectrum aims to provide high quality support. All compliments, comments, and complaints are valued and are treated seriously.
Success for our teams is all about being accountable to those we support and knowing that we are supporting people in a way that matters to them. We strive to get things right and listening and acting on what you tell us is part of this.

Every month the local teams have to tell the Leadership Team about what is working well or not going well locally and including any complaints, compliments, comments and suggestions. We share what we have done to act on these or what else needs to be done.
We use compliments, comments and complaints to tell us about what is;

• working and going well for people we support
• not working so well about what we are doing

and therefore

• what we need to change immediately or in the future
• what we need to do more of now and in the future because it works for people and their families.

What can you expect to happen if you give us a compliment, make a comment or make a suggestion or make a complaint ?

We will share any compliments with the teams and others in our organisation and outside it with your permission. We want to learn and make sure we do more of what works.

You can also tell the Care Quality Commission about we are doing well. We are regulated and inspected by them. They want you to share your good experiences of being supported by provider organisations like ours.

You can contact them at www.cqc.org.uk to share your experiences

We will contact you within 7 days by phone, email or letter to find out more about your comment/suggestions so we can improve the support we provide.

You have the right to complain if you are unhappy about the quality of support or the actions of a staff member. We see complaints as an opportunity to learn about how we can do things better.

When you make a complaint we will acknowledge we have listened to your concerns and dissatisfaction within 3 working days by contacting you and  then writing to you about the next steps that are being taken.

How you can tell us what is working or not working so well ?

There are a number of ways for you to make a compliment, comment or suggestion or make a complaint.

You can do this by telephoning, emailing or writing to us. All compliments, comments and complaints can be emailed to info@care-spectrum.co.uk.

They will talk with you about the complaint and try to put it right.

If you are not happy with how we are dealing with your complaints you can:

• Tell the Social Worker or Care Manager that is involved with you  or your family that you are not happy
• You can tell the Care Quality Commission. We are regulated and inspected by them. You can also tell the Care Quality Commission about your complaint at any time. They will work with you and to see if anything can be done to solve the problem.

You can contact them at  www.cqc.org.uk  or by phone on 0300 0610614 or download this guide about making a complaint.

You can you can download CQC’s guidance How to complain about Health and Social care service.