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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Quarter of people in England had poor NHS care in past year, report says

Blurred figures walk through an NHS hospital ward
Healthwatch England found ‘little evidence’ that the NHS was discharging its duty to use complaints to improve care. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

A quarter of people in England experienced poor NHS care over the last year but fewer than one in 10 of them complained about it, a report by the patient watchdog has revealed.

When people did complain, more than half were not satisfied with either the process involved or the outcome, Healthwatch England said. Complaints take many months to resolve.

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