Source · NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)

Western Health and Social Care Trust

NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman) Upheld Reference NIPSO-202002121 Sector Health & Social Care Decided 11 December 2023

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Full decision

The Western Health Trust should have done more to ease a patient's discomfort during an endoscopy procedure. We asked it to apologise, and to remind clinical staff of the importance of following guidelines on pain management, obtaining consent, and on communicating with patients and their families.

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