TableĀ 4

Mean overall inpatient scores, by action taken and satisfaction of complaint handling

(a) Action taken
Complaint frequencyNotified personnelNotified organisationDid nothingp Value
Single complaint75.1 (20.0)68.0 (22.3)72.3 (21.4)0.0007
Multiple complaints68.1 (22.5)60.5 (23.7)61.8 (26.5)0.1527
(b) Satisfaction with handling of complaint
Complaint frequencyDissatisfiedNeutralSatisfiedp Value
Single complaint67.0 (24.3)73.2 (18.4)78.7 (17.3)<0.0001
Multiple complaints61.6 (24.0)65.0 (22.8)72.1 (20.2)0.1371