This report looks at the inconsistent and often incorrect ways in which GP practices remove patients from their lists.
Source · NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
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NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
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Reference NIPSO-removal-patients-their-general-practice-service
Sector Health & Social Care
Decided 03 February 2026
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Other decisions involving GP
| Reference | Date | Summary | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIPSO-202400471 | 02 Dec 2025 | A patient’s daughter complained he should not have had to wait for the results of blood tests before being sent … | Not Upheld |
| NIPSO-202006031 | 17 Sep 2025 | A decision by a medical practice to stop prescribing a patient’s medication was appropriate. | Not Upheld |
| NIPSO-202006852 | 03 Sep 2025 | A GP practice followed procedure when withdrawing a man’s medication but failed to properly answer his questions when he made … | Upheld |
| NIPSO-202005762 | 03 Jun 2025 | A woman claimed that if her late husband’s weight loss been investigated properly his cancer may have been detected sooner. … | Upheld |
| NIPSO-202006812 | 07 May 2025 | A man complained that his GP should have provided him with medication following a private ADHD diagnosis. | Upheld |