A Trust’s failure to perform an examination of a patient on admission to hospital meant he was not assessed by medical staff against this baseline during his time on the ward. The investigation also identified a number of record keeping failures by the Trust while caring for the patient.
Source · NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
Other
Reference NIPSO-18858
Sector Health & Social Care
Decided 20 July 2020
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Original decision on the NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman) website ↗