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One of the key remedies relates听to how practices听manage client complaints.听Reading the pet owner feedback from the听initial听CMA informal review,听it鈥檚听clear there is some deficit in resolution of client complaints,听with听clients听saying they听feel they have limited or no recourse for redress when something goes wrong. In recognition of this and best practice in many other professional service industries,听the听CMA听has听decided听to codify how client complaints are managed. There are two components of this, a听standardised听in-house complaints procedure, and an obligation on practices to听participate听in mediation.听

Although many of you say your practice already has a complaints system which fits the CMA鈥檚 proposed requirements, we know that ensuring your practice is compliant is still a bit of a daunting prospect. With that in mind,听I鈥檓听pleased to be chairing a session听at 趣夜app听Live:听on Thursday 11 June in the 趣夜app Business, Careers & Debates theatre at听2pm. I鈥檒l听be joined by Gavin Durston, Director of Thrums Vets听who will share how his practice manages the range of听complaints听seen at a large mixed practice; and听Jennie Jones from the Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS), who听will听discuss what mediation is, how VCMS works and what results VCMS听achieve听in terms of resolving disputes between practices听and their clients.听

Having managed a large hospital practice for听several听years I have direct personal experience of managing听client complaints and,听while I appreciate听many vets听find听them challenging to deal with, I found complaints听can be valuable. However, this wasn't always the case, particularly before I started managing complaints myself.

My听altered attitude towards complaints in part came听about听from听an insight听one of my veterinary mentors shared with听me; 鈥淩ob, complaints听aren鈥檛听a nightmare as you put it, they are a gift. Complaints听give us a perspective on what we do as a practice that we otherwise would not appreciate. Even in the most spurious complaint there is often an insight we can use to improve what we do.鈥澨�听

This was great advice听to positively reframe听complaints,听and I used听to do听something that sounds听a little odd听on the back of this advice:听whenever听I had a written complaint,听I would听go into a consulting room,听stand on the client side of the room and read the complaint. Then I would ask myself a simple question: 鈥淚n similar circumstances would I听complain?鈥�.听I think this听is important because it gives you the opportunity to听try and take yourself out of听a 鈥榲et鈥� mindset and take an impartial view of the听complaint. This then enabled me to take a more constructive approach to听resolving听it.听

As my mentor said听鈥渃omplaints are a gift鈥�;听using this perspective is something that might help you if you听are responsible for听managing complaints at your practice.听

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