This version (2024/07/12 10:48) was approved by quality_manager.The Previously approved version (2024/07/12 10:42) is available.

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 complaint_form.odt. 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)