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Staying calm in the face of adversity

Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsCornock M
JournalNursing Standard
Volume24
Issue8
Pagination64
ISBN Number0029-6570
URLhttp://oro.open.ac.uk/25932/
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Abstract

The article discusses the role that complaint procedures play in ensuring quality assurance in health care. The author describes the formal procedure for how patient complaints against nurses are processed within Great Britian’s National Health Service. The article notes that the goal of the complaint process is to re-establish the integrity of the patient-nurse relationship.