The wife of a cancer patient complained about his care in Belfast City Hospital. We found that overall the patient’s pain was appropriately assessed and managed. However, we also concluded that he failed to get radiotherapy when he needed it because of a delay in receiving a biopsy.
Source · NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
Other
Reference NIPSO-201915822
Sector Health & Social Care
Decided 11 October 2021
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Original decision on the NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman) website ↗