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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman) Other Reference NIPSO-17742 Sector Health & Social Care Decided 14 February 2019

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Complaint record keeping failures

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The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has apologised to a complainant for the care and treatment her mother received while a patient in the Mater Hospital.

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