The Belfast Trust told a woman it would not assess her son for ADHD until he was six years old. We found the Trust should have explained its reasons for not doing so more clearly, but acknowledged its timescale was a symptom of the wider demands currently placed on the health service.
Source · NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
Upheld
Reference NIPSO-202002379
Sector Health & Social Care
Decided 06 September 2024
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Original decision on the NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman) website ↗