PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) Bedford Hospital

We hope the standard of treatment and quality of care you or your loved one received at Bedford Hospital was high. We recognise that there is always room for improvement and it is through your feedback that we can improve.

We want to know what you think of our services and there are several ways you can get in touch for support and advice; raise a concern; or give a compliment.

Inpatient stay

The quickest way to give us your feedback is to speak to a member of staff caring for you or your loved one. If you are staying in hospital, ask to speak to your ward sister or matron.

If you are not satisfied after speaking to the ward sister or matron you may contact the PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) team.

PALS

The ward sister or matron should be able to help you if you have an issue while an inpatient. However, if you still feel like your issue has not been resolved, you can speak to the PALS team.

PALS provides advice and support to help you resolve any queries, issues or concerns you or your loved one has with any aspect of services delivered by Bedford Hospital. We can:

help you to resolve problems or issues that you have about our hospital services;
listen to your comments, compliments or concerns about services provided in our hospital; and
give you information about the formal complaints process and independent advocacy services.

Contacting PALS

The PALS office is currently closed to walk-ins; however the department are still available via phone and e-mail.

Phone us on 01234 795814. You may get an answering machine if the team is busy. Please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as we can.

Email us at pals@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk

Write to us using the following address:

PALS
Bedford Hospital
South Wing
Kempston Road
BEDFORD
MK42 9DJ
United Kingdom

Healthwatch Bedford Borough

Healthwatch Bedford Borough is the independent consumer champion which gathers and represents the views of the public. As a sub committee of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with statutory functions, Healthwatch seeks to ensure that the views of the public and people who use health and social care services are taken into account when they are working with commissioners and service providers.

Healthwatch Bedford Borough is commissioned by Bedford Borough Council for publicly funded NHS and social care services. It delivers services which can be summarised as:

Influencing – helping shape the planning of health and social care services.
Signposting – helping people access and make informed choices about care.

Contact Healthwatch Bedford Borough via telephone or business WhatsApp on 01234 638678

Or, via email at: enquiries@healthwatchbedfordborough.co.uk

Learn more about what they do and sign up for news alerts: www.healthwatchbedfordborough.co.uk