An investigation has found that appropriate and timely intervention may have alleviated a patient's discomfort and distress in the last weeks of her life. The Ombudsman found a number of failures by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in relation to the patient's nutritional care and treatment, and failings with regard to some aspects of her nursing care and treatment.
Source · NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
Other
Reference NIPSO-trust-failed-provide-adequate-care-and-treatment-patient-during
Sector Health & Social Care
Decided 26 July 2018
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Original decision on the NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman) website ↗