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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-005555 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs Y complained about significant delays in her father's emergency care, including ambulance and hospital waits, failure to prioritize, equipment …
NHS in England Partly upheld 10 Jun 2026
P-005519 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs E complained about delays in her father's cancer investigation and treatment, premature discharge, delayed recognition of perforated bowel, and …
NHS in England Not upheld 2 Jun 2026
P-005480 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs M complained University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust provided inappropriate medication, delayed sepsis diagnosis, inadequately managed food/fluid, and …
NHS in England Closed 27 May 2026
P-005286 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Miss U complained the Trust failed to disclose her mother's MRI stroke results, transfer her to a stroke ward, or …
NHS in England Closed 26 Apr 2026
P-005174 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Ms T alleged her father received poor care, including delayed endoscopy, inadequate bedsore, medication and hygiene management, and insensitive complaint …
NHS in England Closed 31 Mar 2026
P-005169 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Ms B complained that the Trust's identified care failings caused her newborn's condition to worsen and contributed to the baby's …
NHS in England Not upheld 31 Mar 2026
P-005121 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Ms A complained about inadequate care for her daughter X, including inappropriate diet, over-medication, forced PEG feeding, TPN tube insertion, …
NHS in England Closed 26 Mar 2026
P-004838 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Miss H complained about delays in her mother's hospital admission, inadequate observations, and inappropriate administration of a tranquilizer.
NHS in England Closed 13 Feb 2026
P-004789 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs O complained the Trust should have done further tests on Mr R to establish the cause of his symptoms, …
NHS in England Closed 9 Feb 2026
P-004710 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs B complained the Trust delayed her husband's sepsis diagnosis/treatment, delayed a blood transfusion, mismanaged his nebuliser, and prevented her …
NHS in England Closed 28 Jan 2026
P-004616 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
A trust inappropriately discharged her husband from the emergency department while he was still short of breath, contributing to his …
NHS in England Closed 14 Jan 2026
P-004568 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mr E complains the Trust failed to scan his appendix and delayed appendicitis treatment, leading to a burst appendix and …
NHS in England Closed 5 Jan 2026
P-004344 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs U complained staff dismissed Mr O's post-surgery stomach pain, leading to delayed bowel perforation diagnosis, and failed to continue …
NHS in England Closed 26 Nov 2025
P-004154 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs G complained about delayed follow-up, an inappropriate virtual appointment, and failure to act on her husband's symptoms, which she …
NHS in England Closed 22 Oct 2025
P-003638 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mr S complained the Trust discharged his immunocompromised wife without bone marrow results and later placed her on an unsuitable …
NHS in England Closed 15 Jul 2025
P-003730 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mr N complained the Trust failed to recognise the severity of his sister M's condition and provide appropriate care from …
NHS in England Closed 6 Jul 2025
P-003679 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs A complained the Trust failed to put her father on end-of-life care, discharged him incorrectly, and had poor family …
NHS in England Upheld 1 Jul 2025
P-003543 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Ms A alleged unsafe discharge with an open neck wound and no district nursing referral, causing disfigurement, a back hump, …
NHS in England Closed 13 May 2025
P-003425 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mr O complained the Trust delayed diagnosing his wife with achalasia and providing urgent treatment, leading to her condition worsening, …
NHS in England Closed 25 Mar 2025
P-003391 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs A complained the Trust failed to investigate her daughter's symptoms adequately, potentially leading to her stroke and death. She …
NHS in England Closed 13 Mar 2025
P-003371 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mr D complained the Trust did not advise his wife of TAVR procedure risks or properly assess her fitness. He …
NHS in England Closed 12 Feb 2025
P-003384 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Miss C complained University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust failed to assess the urgency of her broken ankle and …
NHS in England Partly upheld 3 Feb 2025
P-003128 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Dr E complained about her father's care, Mr U, including long waits, delayed collapsed lung diagnosis, lack of monitoring, and …
NHS in England Closed 6 Nov 2024
P-003036 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Miss F complained the Trust disregarded reduced fetal movement and growth, believing that noting a placental issue at 34 weeks …
NHS in England Closed 16 Oct 2024
P-003090 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Mrs M complained the Trust did not appropriately act on her mother's chest pains or blood test results, delayed an …
NHS in England Upheld 14 Oct 2024