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PHSO Casework Decisions

4,426 published decisions 3,735 Health (NHS) 691 Parliamentary 17% upheld or partly upheld Range: Apr 2021–Aug 2026

Published casework decisions from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. PHSO selects a subset of completed investigations for publication. These 4,426 decisions represent approximately 1.4% of the 319,011 total complaints received across the same period. Source: decisions.ombudsman.org.uk.

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Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-005947

Decision 11 August 2026NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mrs C complained the Trust failed to properly triage her husband, missed sepsis signs, delayed investigations, and unsafely discharged him, causing his death.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-005223

Decision 14 April 2026NHS in EnglandOutcome: Partly Upheld

AI-generated summary Mr S complained about the Trust's lack of care for his father, Mr H, resulting in an avoidable fall with severe injuries that contributed to his death.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-005119

Decision 26 March 2026NHS in EnglandOutcome: Partly Upheld

AI-generated summary Mr H complained about district nurses' catheter handling causing trauma and sepsis, nurses not calling an ambulance sooner, and hospital staff not explaining his wife's condition.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-004897

Decision 24 February 2026NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Ms T complained her mother received inadequate oxygen, delayed nebulisers, insufficient fluid monitoring, and irregular antibiotic/medication administration, potentially contributing to her death.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-004686

Decision 27 January 2026NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mrs T complained a nurse performed a venesection procedure incorrectly, leaving the tourniquet on and pressing hard, causing extreme pain, a large haematoma, and ongoing arm difficulty.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-004280

Decision 17 November 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mrs D complained the Trust failed to manage her care correctly after a miscarriage, specifically using incorrect equipment for an examination and failing to provide follow-up care.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-004050

Decision 25 September 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Partly Upheld

AI-generated summary Mrs Z complained her husband's condition was not treated urgently, she was excluded from cancer discussions, a planned endoscopy was omitted, discharge letters were incomplete, and palliative care was delayed and mismanaged.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003776

Decision 28 August 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Partly Upheld

AI-generated summary Mrs A complained her husband's sepsis antibiotics and leg ulcer debridement were delayed, and staff failed to prevent a fall. She alleged a missed opportunity for sepsis treatment.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003808

Decision 18 August 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mrs B complained that care failings caused her husband to be too unwell for cancer treatment, leading to his death and unnecessary distress.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003788

Decision 13 August 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Not Upheld

AI-generated summary Ms A complained her son was inappropriately catheterised, suffered delayed UTI/sepsis diagnosis and treatment, and received inadequate physiotherapy, leading to his death.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003661

Decision 21 July 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mrs A complained the Trust failed to inform her of all risks for autologous sling surgery, resulting in severe complications, and caused an overly long wait between surgeries.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003622

Decision 25 June 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mr E complained Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust failed to action a rheumatology referral, blamed the GP, and provided false information to the PHSO, causing an eight-month delay in diagnosis and pain.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003633

Decision 22 June 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Miss A complained the Trust failed to diagnose her mother's symptoms, administered incorrect medication, didn't move her to ICU, and didn't clear her mucus, leading to her death.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003420

Decision 21 March 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Upheld

AI-generated summary Care for Miss Y's father was allegedly poor, including lack of observation, delayed treatment, and inadequate communication of his deteriorating condition, which Miss Y believes contributed to his death.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003306

Decision 29 January 2025NHS in EnglandOutcome: Partly Upheld

AI-generated summary Mrs U complained the Trust failed to diagnose her husband’s lung cancer from a chest X-ray in January 2022 and again from a scan in March, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003124

Decision 25 November 2024NHS in EnglandOutcome: Upheld

AI-generated summary The nursing team did not follow care plans for her mother’s leg blisters and refused to let Mrs N stay with her mother during end-of-life care, causing pain and distress.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003145

Decision 22 November 2024NHS in EnglandOutcome: Upheld

AI-generated summary Staff failed to sufficiently investigate a suspected fracture, missing a hip fracture, and made inappropriate discharge decisions, leading to pain, a collapse, and premature death.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-003177

Decision 11 November 2024NHS in EnglandOutcome: Upheld

AI-generated summary Mrs C complained about poor staff communication, delayed referral to a complex needs team, failure to use a CPAP machine, poor nursing care, and inadequate complaint handling.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-002952

Decision 25 September 2024NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mrs A complained the Trust discharged her husband with uncontrolled diabetes, discussed a DNACPR without proper communication, and misinformed him about his condition.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-002967

Decision 17 September 2024NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mr C H complained the Trust failed to carry out an endoscopy for his brother in January 2019, leading to his death, and did not consider all his medical records.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-002387

Decision 18 December 2023NHS in EnglandOutcome: Not Upheld

AI-generated summary Mrs A complained the Trust failed to perform a requested biopsy on a neck lump in June 2022, which was later diagnosed as incurable metastatic breast cancer in October.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust · P-002311

Decision 21 November 2023NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mrs I complained the Trust wrongly diagnosed her husband with lung cancer and discharged him while confused and unable to walk or talk, causing her distress.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust · P-001968

Decision 26 April 2023NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Mr H complained the Trust missed diagnosing and delayed treating an infected dental abscess, leading to a brain infection and permanent health issues.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust · P-001765

Decision 20 January 2023NHS in EnglandOutcome: Closed After Initial Enquiries

AI-generated summary Ms G complained the Trust missed a meningioma on a 2017 MRI scan and failed to arrange follow-up, leading to its growth and requiring urgent surgery in 2021.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust · P-001978

Decision 19 December 2022NHS in EnglandOutcome: Upheld

AI-generated summary Doctors failed to identify stroke signs, provide appropriate treatment, and keep the family informed, denying her husband a chance of survival and preventing final goodbyes.