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PHSO Casework Decisions

3,787 published decisions 3,219 Health (NHS) 568 Parliamentary 18% upheld or partly upheld Range: Apr 2021–Apr 2026

Published casework decisions from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. PHSO selects a subset of completed investigations for publication — these 3,787 decisions represent approximately 1.2% of the 319,011 total complaints received across the same period. Source: decisions.ombudsman.org.uk.

Decisions

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Reference Organisation Jurisdiction Outcome Date
P-005092 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs A complains the Trust did not provide correct chemotherapy or advice.
NHS in England Closed 24 Mar 2026
P-005073 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Miss O complains the Trust was negligent whilst her father was in hospital in August and September 2024. She says …
NHS in England Closed 23 Mar 2026
P-005082 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr A complains about the care provided to his mother, Mrs C, by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust …
NHS in England Not upheld 23 Mar 2026
P-004874 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ms A complains that her clinicians at a hospital discharged her mother with inadequate support and incomplete medication.
NHS in England Not upheld 23 Feb 2026
P-004300 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Miss J complains that Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust did not appropriately monitor her mother, Mrs K, or …
NHS in England Closed 18 Nov 2025
P-004160 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs G complains during her husband’s admission in August and September 2023, the Trust administered a medication it should not …
NHS in England Partly upheld 22 Oct 2025
P-003991 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Miss E complains about her mother's care in January and February 2023 saying her ear symptoms and high blood pressure …
NHS in England Partly upheld 29 Sep 2025
P-004037 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr R complains about delays in diagnosing and starting treatment for his mother's ovarian cancer. He also complains about the …
NHS in England Upheld 9 Sep 2025
P-003732 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr M complains that during his mother's 10-day admission to the Trust, she developed and was discharged to her care …
NHS in England Closed 29 Jul 2025
P-003672 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr V complains about the care and treatment he received from the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust during …
NHS in England Closed 24 Jul 2025
P-003537 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs T says the Trust failed to provide adequate care for her mother's pressure ulcers. She is also concerned about …
NHS in England Closed 26 May 2025
P-003485 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Miss U complains about the care and treatment she received from the Trust between March and November 2023. She complains …
NHS in England Closed 13 Apr 2025
P-003349 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs I complains about the Trust's care and treatment of her husband in August and September 2022. She says staff …
NHS in England Partly upheld 25 Feb 2025
P-003272 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs R complains the Trust failed to carry out the appropriate investigations to accurately diagnose the cause of her father’s …
NHS in England Not upheld 7 Jan 2025
P-003255 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs O complains about the Trust’s care of her husband in May 2023. She says his fall could have been …
NHS in England Closed 2 Dec 2024
P-003038 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Miss U complains Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust did not appropriately assess her symptoms during visits to its …
NHS in England Closed 31 Oct 2024
P-003091 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr L and Mrs M complain about their late daughter not being treated appropriately and being discharged from the Trust …
NHS in England Closed 28 Oct 2024
P-003088 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs D complains about her mother’s discharge from hospital. She says the Trust did not properly consider if her mother …
NHS in England Partly upheld 16 Oct 2024
P-002996 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr K complained about the Trust’s record keeping, COVID-19 testing and discharge of his mother.
NHS in England Closed 29 Sep 2024
P-002818 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Miss A complains about the care, communication and treatment her grandfather had from the Trust from December 2023 to January …
NHS in England Closed 10 Jul 2024
P-002730 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs A complains that between September 2018 and July 2019 the Trust delayed completing a biopsy of her husband’s lung …
NHS in England Not upheld 20 Jun 2024
P-002439 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Miss N complains the Trust failed to treat an infection her mother developed after she had surgery in August 2022.
NHS in England Closed 19 Feb 2024
P-002263 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr L complains about the care and treatment he had from the Trust in January 2021 when he had COVID-19.
NHS in England Closed 31 Oct 2023
P-002249 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Miss E complains the Trust misdiagnosed her mother with a brain tumour when she had a brain infection and it …
NHS in England Closed 5 Oct 2023
P-001570 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ms C complains the Trust did not closely watch her father. She says it knew he was agitated and he …
NHS in England Closed 31 Oct 2022