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

Remember: your response will be seen by everyone who uses the Feedback Centre, not just the original reviewer. All responses are moderated in accordance with our moderation policy.

For full terms and conditions, including a guide to how right to reply works for service providers download this guide.

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Original feedback for

Kings Norton Surgery


My concerns were completely dismissed

I met with one of the doctors - I am 20 and have previously miscarried to which she was the doctor who told me. The doctor at the time had told me that ‘maybe it wasn’t my time’ I know I could have reported this back in 2022 but let it go over my head. Today I went into the surgery as I have been having extreme pain on my left side and since my miscarriage get extremely anxious. I am 20. I know myself this pain wasn’t ‘made up’ but the doctor told me today that she believes I don’t have this physical pain and that she thinks it is all in my head. The surgery overall is nothing like it was , doctors like this dismiss you constantly. She didn’t check me over and I felt like a child being told off. P.S. the receptionist - one of them has the worst attitude I’ve ever came across.