{"id":1323,"date":"2023-09-26T12:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T11:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/yourrights\/?page_id=1323"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:40:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:40:53","slug":"how-to-give-feedback","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/yourrights\/patient-experience-team-tell-us-about-your-experience\/how-to-give-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Give Feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you would like to&nbsp;give us feedback, whether a compliment, concern or complaint, please speak to the service directly involved or contact the NHS Lothian Patient Experience Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please click here to find out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/yourrights\/definition-of-compliment-concerns-and-complaints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Definition of Compliment, Concerns and Complaints<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact the Patient Experience Team:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patient Experience Team &#8211; NHS Lothian<br>Mainpoint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>102 Westport<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EH3 9DN&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By telephone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0131 536 3370 (open Mon-Fri, 9am to 2pm)<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By email<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:LOTH.Feedback@nhs.scot\">LOTH.Feedback@nhs.scot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/yourrights\/patient-experience-and-feedback\/online-feedback-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">By online feedback form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where possible, it would be helpful if you can provide us with the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you the patient (yes or no).&nbsp; If no, please give your name and relationship to the patient<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient\u2019s name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient\u2019s postal address including post code<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient\u2019s date of birth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your name and address, if complaining on behalf of someone else.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your email address, if you have one<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telephone number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description of the feedback that you are providing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location where this occurred<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date when this occurred<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not the patient and are providing information on or behalf of someone else, we will need to obtain their consent so that we can act on this information. For further details please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/yourrights\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAQ<\/a> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Complaints<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When making a complaint about your experience or on behalf of someone else, it is important to us that we offer the right support.\u00a0 We recommend you submit your complaint in writing by email, letter or through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/yourrights\/patient-experience-and-feedback\/online-feedback-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online submission form<\/a> as this will ensure the details of your complaint are fully captured and from your own perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you require support with documenting your experience in writing, there are services that can support you with this and we have provided details of these <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/yourrights\/feedback-and-complaints-leaflet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support services<\/a><\/strong> on our website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you would like to&nbsp;give us feedback, whether a compliment, concern or complaint, please speak to the service directly involved or contact the NHS Lothian Patient Experience Team. 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