Scottish NHS complaints reach record levels

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Complaints about the standard of NHS treatment and diagnosis in Scotland increased by more than a third last year, figures published yesterday revealed.

A report by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO), which focused on concerns about health services, found complaints involving clinical treatment and diagnosis went up 35 per cent in 2012-13.

Some 588 such complaints were received last year from patients across the country, out of a total of 1,237 
received across all areas of health. This was up from 436 the previous year, 402 in 
2010-11 and 412 in 2009-10.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/scottish-nhs-complaints-reach-record-levels-1-3093445
 
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