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This procedure ensures the appropriate design, data collection and analysis of a
customer satisfaction survey.
Objective
This procedure explains how to assess the satisfaction of the laboratorys primary
external customers: patients, clinicians and public health authorities.
Definitions
Correction: Action to eliminate a detected nonconformity.
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To be filled in if necessary
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Customer Survey QM chapter: 10
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Responsibilities
The Laboratory Director:
initiates and oversees the customer survey.
Coordinator:
coordinates conduct of the survey.
Staff:
help conduct the customer survey.
Operating mode
Methodology
2. Questionnaires are submitted to the customers and the results are collected
for analysis and generation of report. Analysis of the replies will give the
laboratory indications for improvement.
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satisfaction questions.
a) For patients:
ALL patients who come to the laboratory during a specific time range selected
by the Quality Manager will be asked by the coordinators to fill in the
questionnaire. The patients should be given the questionnaire upon their
initial arrival to the laboratory, i.e. prior to having a sample taken or test
performed.
3. Scoring
The satisfaction part of the survey will be assessed through closed questions,
with four possible choices: Very unsatisfied, Unsatisfied, Satisfied and Very
satisfied. Responding persons will therefore have to choose between a good
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4. Data management
Data should be managed as appropriate, using a paper based system if
necessary, but preferably using data management software.
Free survey software are available that can be used for development of the
questionnaire, data analysis and reporting.
5. Results
General results will be available in a report.
Corrections will be taken out following SOP Corrective Actions to correct the
weak points determined by the analysis of the results.
Related documents
Customer survey form/questionnaire Ref XXX
SOP Corrective Actions Ref XXX