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Hospital and Community Health Services Written Complaints Collection

Monitors the extent of written complaints received across hospital and community health services by service area, profession and type.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Also known as
KO41a
Reference code
SCCI2125 Amd 102/2015
Publication date
06/07/2023
Status
Active
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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
Hospitals and community services in secondary care
Associated medias
Effective from
26/06/2023

Topics and care settings

Topic
Service
Care setting
  • Community health
  • Hospital
Related standards

Review Information

Scope
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (secondary care)
Contributor
Department of Health and Social Care
Legal authority
  • Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

  • 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.

  • NHS standard contract

More information

All NHS organisations and those delivering NHS services are required to submit an annual KO41a return.

The data required for this collection are:

  • organisation details and organisation site details
  • summary of overall numbers of complaints
  • age of patient
  • status of complainant
  • service area
  • subject area of complaint
  • profession

Page last updated: 22 March 2024