Complaints Handling and Investigation in Independent Healthcare (8 Hours CPD)

Complaints Handling and Investigation in Independent Healthcare (8 Hours CPD)

£197 plus VAT Indicative CPD: 8 hours Online, self-paced
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An eight-lesson course for complaint handlers, practice and registered managers, clinicians and senior staff in independent healthcare. It covers what counts as a complaint and what people want; CQC Regulation 16 and the rules in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; professional duties; consumer law, including the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024; designing a process; receiving and acknowledging complaints; investigating fairly; deciding, putting things right and writing the response; independent adjudication, ombudsmen and the courts; and learning from complaints. Each lesson has a video lecture, an audio discussion, an infographic, a handout and a 10-question quiz. Correct at October 2026. Indicative CPD: 8 hours.

Why LCS Academy?

  • Developed by GMC-registered doctors and legally qualified professionals
  • Based on current GMC guidance and UK standards
  • CPD certificate on completion for your appraisal portfolio
  • Study online at your own pace, anywhere, anytime
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