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General Practice and Dental Complaints Collection

Monitors written complaints received by NHS primary care providers, both GP and dental practices.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Also known as
  • General Practice (including Dental) Complaints Collection (KO41b)
  • KO41b
Reference code
DAPB2126
Status
Active
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Active. Active standards are stable, maintained and have been approved, assured or endorsed for use by qualified bodies.

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Standard type
Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.

Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.

Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.

Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.

Collection level

Aggregate level

Frequency

Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.

Contact point

Using this standard

Applies to
General Practices and Dental Practices
Is part of

Topics and care settings

Topic
Service
Care setting
  • Dentistry
  • GP / Primary care
Related standards

Review Information

Scope
Dental Practices, GP Practices and NHS England
Legal authority
  • Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

    This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

  • Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

More information

The collected data is used to deliver a number of benefits to the NHS:

  • long-term monitoring of complaint volumes and types
  • identification of specific type of complaints, which can lead to service improvements
  • enables national bodies discharge their respective legal duties and responsibilities in listening and responding to public voice on the NHS
  • inform public opinion in providing feedback that complaints are logged, assessed and resolved
  • provide commissioners with data to target areas for improvement.

Page last updated: 22 March 2024