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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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital


No care really rude staff

Very bad experience. MRI department did nothing to make me feel relaxed considering it was my first scan for 10 years and I’m claustrophobic. Obvious department politics going on very negative atmosphere, grumpy rude staff. No one gives a stuff. Receptionist didn’t book me in properly on oncology. Waited 60 minutes even though the wait time said no delay..to be told sorry we didn’t have you properly checked in!!! Hello you are a RECEPTIONIST that is your job and how basic is that? And receptionist of an oncology service… where people come to receive diagnoses of cancer!! why create more stress for them at this time? Awful staff attitudes with this don’t give a fig approach I was shocked. Totally unacceptable!!! Can’t believe things were so shambolic this is basic customer service skills….get a job somewhere else if you have no compassion or competency you should not be in oncology.