Useful Addresses

Local Involvement Network

Helpdesk: 024 761 50705
Email: info@links.nhs.uk

Data Protection Information Commissioner

Tel Helpline: 01625 545 745 or 0845 630 6060

www.dataprotection.gov.uk

Regulates and upholds Data Protection Act, and deals with issues of privacy, accuracy, etc.

General Optical Council

Tel: 020 7580 3898
Fax: 020 7436 3525
Email: goc@optical.org

General Dental Council

Tel: 020 7009 2701
Email: complaints@gdc-uk.org

General Medical Council

Tel: 0845 357 0022
Switchboard: 0845 357 8001

Protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine.

The Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman

Tel: 0345 015 4033
Web: www.ombudsman.org.uk

Community Legal Services Direct

Tel: 0845 345 4345
www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk

For information on public funding of legal action and local specialist solicitors.

National Patient Safety Agency

Tel: 020 7927 9500
www.npsa.nhs.uk

Seeks to learn from patient safety incidents to improve services.

Care Quality Commission

Tel: 03000 616 161
Email: enquiries@cqc.org.uk

Optical Consumer Complaints Service

Tel: 020 7407 3990
Web: www.opticalcomplaints.co.uk

Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA)

Tel: 0845 123 2352
Web: www.avma.co.uk

The Law Society of England & Wales

Tel: 0870 606 2500
Web: www.lawsociety.co.uk

Professional body for the legal profession that can help you find a solicitor specialising in medical negligence claims.

Optical Consumer Complaints Service

Tel: 0844 800 5071
Web: www.opticalcomplaints.co.uk