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The care, comfort and satisfaction of you and your family is important to the staff and management of the Northern Sydney Local Health District. It is our aim to meet the needs of all our patients/clients. We believe that it is important for you to give your opinion about the services you receive from us. Your feedback will help us improve services and is most welcome.

There are a number of ways you can submit compliments or complaints to us. They can be written or verbal. Consider the following options and select the one that best suits your purpose:

 

Step One: Let the hospital or service concerned know

We encourage you to let the nurse, doctor or health professional involved know that you have a concern. You should also discuss your concerns with the manager of the ward or department so that they may work with you to find a solution.

 

Step Two: Contact the health service complaints manager/patient representative

If you don't feel comfortable discussing your concern with the manager or those staff involved, you can contact the health service Patient Representative Officer. They will:

  • Discuss with you the concerns you have about the care you received.
  • Keep you informed about the process and outcome of your complaint.

Patient representatives are available Monday to Friday, during business hours. For assistance outside of these hours please contact the manager on duty.

 

Patient Representative/Clinical Complaints Officers:

 

Step Three: Contact the Local Health District

If you are not satisfied with the management of a complaint or you wish to make a complaint about a non hospital-based service within Northern Sydney Local Health District, you can put your concern in writing to:

Adjunct Professor Anthony Schembri
Chief Executive
Northern Sydney Local Health District
PO Box 4007
Royal North Shore LPO
ST LEONARDS NSW 2065

Phone: (02) 9462 9955
Fax: (02) 9926-6025
Email:NSLHD-chatback@health.nsw.gov.au

 

Step Four: Contact the Health Care Complaints Commission

The HCCC is independent of the public health system. It receives and assesses complaints about health care practitioners and health care services (generally referred to as health service providers). Anyone can lodge a complaint with the Commission.

Complaints must be in writing and may be made about the professional conduct of a health service provider that affects the clinical management or care of an individual. The Commission will provide assistance to lodge a complaint to any person that requires it.

 

Contact details:
Health Care Complaints Commission
Office address: Level 13, 323 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
Hours of business: 9-5pm, Monday to Friday
Postal address: Locked Mail Bag 18, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012
Telephone: (02) 9219 7444
Toll Free in NSW: 1800 043 159
Fax: (02) 9281 4585

People using telephone typewriters should call (02) 9219 7555

Email: hccc@hccc.nsw.gov.au

Website: www.hccc.nsw.gov.au

People who prefer a language other than English can contact the HCCC through the Telephone Interpreter Service on 131 450

 

 

Right to Information (GIPA)

If the information you want is not already available on our website, access to this information may be considered through either an informal request, or as a last resort, a formal application.

 

 

Contact

Street address:
Executive Unit
Level 14 Kolling Building
10 Westbourne St
St Leonards, NSW 2065

 

Postal address:
PO Box 4007
Royal North Shore LPO
ST LEONARDS, NSW 2065

 

Phone: (02) 9462 9955
Fax: (02) 9926-6025
Email:NSLHD-chatback@health.nsw.gov.au

 

 

Sounding Board

The Northern Sydney Local Health District Board welcomes your feedback. We invite you to use this site for comments, suggestions, queries, compliments or complaints. The site is monitored daily and emails will be forwarded to the NSLHD Chair and relevant Board members as soon as they are received.

Email us at: NSLHD-SoundingBoard@health.nsw.gov.au