Source · NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)

Western Health and Social Care Trust

NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman) Upheld Reference NIPSO-202003016 Sector Health & Social Care Decided 26 April 2024

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Full decision

A patient in the Western Trust said her hip surgery caused her ongoing pain, leaving her with anxiety and depression. We found the Trust correctly performed the surgery and gave the patient appropriate post-operative care, but that it should have checked for signs of infection after a first operation failed.

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