Right to Respond

As part of our commitment to providing an honest and transparent view of health and social care services, Healthwatch Birmingham encourages providers to respond to comments the public have left.

Alongside ensuring providers can have a fair say in discussions about their services, replying to reviews demonstrates evidence of responding to patient feedback for the CQC, who regularly monitor our Feedback Centre. It is also an effective way to recruit service users for any wider engagement work at your organisation.

Guidelines for provider responses:

  • Keep language appropriate and civil
  • Remain professional and treat people’s comments fairly
  • Engage with the content of the review by addressing specific points and avoid cut and pasting a standard response
  • Don’t disclose the service user’s personal details or any potentially identifying information
  • Where appropriate leave organisational contact details e.g PALS or patient engagement teams for people to get further information

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Original feedback for

Dudley Park Medical Centre


Booking Process should be reviewed

Lacking in every way. You can never get a appointment. The receptionist are very rude and when you do get a appointment the problem is often not solved or sorted. I have been on the phone before they open and by the time you get through your number 30 in the queue which means more than likely you won't get a appointment. The have now changed the message and it now only states there are more than 5 people before you. This is not helpful in anyway as you don't have a clue if its worth holding or not. The last time it told me that it took over a hour to speak to someone. I was also given the wrong contraception as I am a smoker over 35 and they only realised 2 years later. They didn't notify me right away they booked me a appointment for nearly a month on and then told me. I have looked into other surgeries in my area but the reviews are similar. The online booking never has any appointments available and is really not fit for purpose. I feel like the whole process of bookings and see a gp need to be urgently reviewed. I feel it more for older people who may have more serious issues and not able to see or speak to a GP when needed.