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Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)

We offer a confidential, non-clinical advice and support service to patients and their families and carers.

We are here to help you with resolving your questions quickly and efficiently, and we do so by liaising with staff, managers, and where appropriate, liaise with relevant organisations to negotiate immediate or prompt solutions.

The PALS Team also helps to improve the NHS by listening to your concerns and suggestions.

 

What can we help you with?

  • provide advice and support to patients, their families, and carers
  • provide information on NHS services
  • listen to your concerns, suggestions or queries
  • help sort out problems quickly on your behalf
  • help you with health-related questions
  • signposting you to the appropriate Trust, should your enquiry not be provided by Solent NHS Trust
  • give you information and guidance about the NHS
  • give you information on the NHS complaints procedure, including how to get independent help from an Advocate if you would like help with making a complaint provide information on support groups outside the NHS, including Carer Groups
  • provide you with required telephone numbers should you be unsure who you need to contact regarding an appointment or enquiry
  • if you know which service you want to contact but do know their contact details please use our directory  

For more information on our PALS function, or should you have any questions, please contact a member of the team on:

Email: pals@solent.nhs.uk
Telephone: (Free phone) 0800 013 2319 (9am-5pm Monday to Friday)

We want to be able to deal with your query quickly and effectively so when emailing the PALS team please include your D.O.B and address. You do not have to include any other personal information.

 

PALS & Complaints Feedback Form 

Please submit your feedback to us using our PALS & Complaints Feedback Form.

Please complete the feedback form providing as many details as possible about the about the episode of care and the clinicians involved.   

Helpful information

Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)

Please visit our services page for specific services and contact details. Alternatively, contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service by emailing or calling the number below. You can also give us feedback, make a complaint or share a compliment.

pals@solent.nhs.uk

0800 013 2319

*Lines are open Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm.

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act was passed on 30 November 2000. It gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities, with full access granted in January 2005.

The Act sets out exemptions to that right and places certain obligations on public authorities.

Email: InformationGovernanceTeam@solent.nhs.uk

Phone: 0300 123 3919

*Subject to any exemptions which apply, we are obliged to provide the information requested please note that requests for Personal Information is not covered under this Act and should be applied for through the Data Protection Act 1998.

Our administrative and managerial centre is based in Southampton.

While our services can be found around various NHS locations in Southampton and Portsmouth (and surrounding districts), our administrative and managerial centre is based in Southampton at:

Highpoint Venue
Bursledon Road
Southampton
SO19 8BR

If you require a printable version of how to find us including bus times, car access and bike info please download our leaflet. (Copyright of Highpoint Venue).

Central office phone: 0300 123 3390

*Lines open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

If you are a journalist with a media enquiry, please contact the Communications Team at:

communications@solent.nhs.uk

0300 123 4156 or 02381 031076

The Communications Office is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.