Complaints about private care are going up
Patients’ official complaints about aspects of the service they receive in the private healthcare sector are on the rise, according to new figures. Data compiled by investigators working for the Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service (ISCAS) for the year ending last April show a total of 112 complainants used the organisation – compared to 90 […]...
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