====Complaints==== Following is description of the complain process(7.7.1.a)(7.7.1) - Complaints can be received from - patients and their representatives(relatives) - clinicians and other care givers - laboratory personnel - external agency working with laboratory - public sources (e.g news) - Method of Complaint may be - personal oral communication, - personal phone communication, - written on any page, - filled as formal {{ ::public:complaint_form.odt |}}. {{ ::public:complaint_form.pdf |}} - Public complaints as - news - tweets - any other electronic / internet based system - Note: keep Record of formal as well as oral / phone / non-written /public complaints (7.7.1.b) - Acknowledge complaints, if possible (7.7.2.c) - Authorize some personnel to take action on complaint (7.7.3) - such personnel shall not be related to complaint, as far as possible. - Otherwise, such personnel shall take extra care for maintaining impartiality - Action (7.7.1.c) - Is laboratory is responsible in relation to complaint? - If not, inform complainant that laboratory is not responsible for complaint concerned - If yes,act upon it (7.7.2a). - Gather further information in relation to complaint (7.7.2.b) - Plan necessary action to resolve complain (7.7.3) - Inform complainant on outcome of complain, as far as possible - by letter - by phone - by personal discussion - Do not discriminate complainant in any way(7.7.3)