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==Suing at the same time as complaining to the College== | ==Suing at the same time as complaining to the College== | ||
If a doctor has harmed you and you want compensation, you have to sue the doctor for medical malpractice because the College cannot get money for you—only a court can do that. You can sue at the same time as you complain to the College. Script 420, called “Medical Malpractice” explains how to sue for medical malpractice. | If a doctor has harmed you and you want compensation, you have to sue the doctor for medical malpractice because the College cannot get money for you—only a court can do that. You can sue at the same time as you complain to the College. Script [[Medical Malpractice (Script 420)|420]], called “Medical Malpractice” explains how to sue for medical malpractice. | ||
Complaints about the quality of | '''Complaints about the quality of healthcare'''—for problems with the quality of healthcare you received from a health authority, it’s best to first complain to the place that gave you the service, for example, a hospital (which will then follow its own complaints process). | ||
If that does not solve the problem, you can file a complaint with the Patient Care Quality Office of the health authority. Each health authority has such an office, listed at [http://www.patientcarequalityreviewboard.ca/makecomplaint.html www.patientcarequalityreviewboard.ca/makecomplaint.html]. | If that does not solve the problem, you can file a complaint with the Patient Care Quality Office of the health authority. Each health authority has such an office, listed at [http://www.patientcarequalityreviewboard.ca/makecomplaint.html www.patientcarequalityreviewboard.ca/makecomplaint.html]. | ||