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PHSO Casework Decisions

4,026 published decisions 3,412 Health (NHS) 614 Parliamentary 18% upheld or partly upheld Range: Apr 2021–Jun 2026

Published casework decisions from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. PHSO selects a subset of completed investigations for publication — these 4,026 decisions represent approximately 1.3% of the 319,000 total complaints received across the same period. Source: decisions.ombudsman.org.uk.

Decisions

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Reference Organisation Jurisdiction Outcome Date
P-005490 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs C complained the Trust failed to act on her mother's raised D-dimer levels by not performing a CT scan …
NHS in England Closed 28 May 2026
P-005383 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Trust failed to review/treat a fractured toe, flush the wound, surgically debride, or provide antibiotics for an agricultural foot …
NHS in England Upheld 13 May 2026
P-004938 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs O complained about rejected referrals, lack of consent for a scan, and poor complaint handling by the Trust.
NHS in England Closed 26 Feb 2026
P-004900 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mr A complained about inadequate pain relief, lack of informed consent, improper operation location, operating with uveitis, failure to refer …
NHS in England Closed 24 Feb 2026
P-004793 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms A and Ms B complained about delays in their brother's cancer treatment, failure to discuss his prognosis, and not …
NHS in England Partly upheld 9 Feb 2026
P-004653 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Trust failed to provide her father's lupus medication, unsafely discharged him, and delayed its complaint response due to lost …
NHS in England Partly upheld 21 Jan 2026
P-004397 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms R complained the Trust delayed seeing her for a large hiatus hernia referral in April 2022, leading to worsening …
NHS in England Partly upheld 4 Dec 2025
P-004329 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs D complained the Trust prescribed her triple the correct dose of breast cancer treatment, abemaciclib, causing debilitating side effects. …
NHS in England Partly upheld 25 Nov 2025
P-004864 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs D complained that the Trust prescribed her the wrong dose of abemaciclib which resulted in her having debilitating side …
NHS in England Partly upheld 25 Nov 2025
P-004295 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs P complained the Trust wrongly discharged her father with low kidney function and delayed treating his infection upon readmission, …
NHS in England Closed 18 Nov 2025
P-003738 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs M complained the Trust delayed her mother's liver tests and brain cancer diagnosis. She also complained Marie Curie staff …
NHS in England Closed 21 Aug 2025
P-003274 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms N complained about delayed oesophagus cancer treatment, lack of information about her brother's prognosis, poor communication, wrong infection information, …
NHS in England Closed 22 Jan 2025
P-003294 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Miss B complained United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust prematurely discharged her father, left him on a trolley, failed to …
NHS in England Partly upheld 10 Jan 2025
P-003185 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs P complained the Trust delayed diagnosing her husband's brain tumour and lung cancer, denying treatment and early palliative care, …
NHS in England Closed 16 Dec 2024
P-002922 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs G complained the Trust poorly managed her husband's diabetes medication, delayed a diabetic nurse visit, wrongly placed him on …
NHS in England Upheld 26 Sep 2024
P-002935 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs L complained the Trust failed to advise her husband to stop anticoagulants before a procedure, resulting in a kidney …
NHS in England Upheld 13 Sep 2024
P-002834 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs Z complained the Trust failed to diagnose her mother's cancer, despite symptoms and tests, and delayed pain management, leading …
NHS in England Closed 31 Jul 2024
P-002832 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms O complained the Trust poorly communicated, failed to provide an appropriate diet, delayed rehabilitation, and poorly coordinated her brother's …
NHS in England Upheld 15 Jul 2024
P-003889 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Miss A complained her father died from aspiration pneumonia after being given a ham sandwich during a 'fit for discharge' …
NHS in England Closed 28 Jul 2023
P-002057 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms A alleged the Trust dismissed and misdiagnosed her medical symptoms across three years due to previous mental health issues, …
NHS in England Closed 15 Jun 2023
P-001930 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mr L complained the Trust mismanaged his late wife's vulnerability and treatment, failed to communicate with him, restricted visits, and …
NHS in England Closed 27 Apr 2023
P-001949 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs N complained the Trust administered a hepatitis B injection incorrectly and gave wrong information on side effects, causing prolonged …
NHS in England Closed 26 Apr 2023
P-001746 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
The Trust discharged Mr O without providing necessary rehabilitation treatment after his accident, leading to ongoing cognitive impairment and significant …
NHS in England Partly upheld 31 Jan 2023
P-001499 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mr E complained the Trust did not properly manage his late wife's nutritional requirements or administer her regular medicines, questioning …
NHS in England Closed 23 Aug 2022
P-001459 United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs N complained staff did not fully investigate her husband's initial symptoms, and about a fall, catheter delays, nutrition, oral …
NHS in England Partly upheld 26 Jul 2022