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PHSO Casework Decisions

4,043 published decisions 3,425 Health (NHS) 618 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 4,043 decisions represent approximately 1.3% of the 318,999 total complaints received across the same period. Source: decisions.ombudsman.org.uk.

Decisions

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Reference Organisation Jurisdiction Outcome Date
P-005342 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Complaint alleged the Trust missed identifying fractures on two occasions after a fall and failed to complete an MRI scan, …
NHS in England Closed 5 May 2026
P-005345 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Complaint concerned substandard investigations, diagnosis, and treatment for an ear condition, and the Trust's failure to act appropriately after his …
NHS in England Closed 5 May 2026
P-005339 Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Mr A complained about a six-year delay in his hernia repair, anaesthesia issues, failure to drain hydrocele fluid, unqualified surgeons, …
NHS in England Closed 4 May 2026
P-005340 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mr and Miss F complained their mother's cancer diagnosis was delayed due to the Trust failing to arrange investigations/biopsy and …
NHS in England Not upheld 4 May 2026
P-005338 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Tr…
Ms D complained a doctor performed an episiotomy without consent, forcibly removed her placenta, and gave stitches without pain relief …
NHS in England Closed 4 May 2026
P-005334 East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Mrs T complained the Trust didn't offer steroids before her c-section, acted slowly when her son's oxygen was low, and …
NHS in England Closed 30 Apr 2026
P-005332 The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Tru…
Miss B complained her shoulder surgery was incorrectly performed and the Trust failed to offer further care for her ongoing …
NHS in England Closed 30 Apr 2026
P-005335 Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation T…
Mr G complained the Trust prematurely discharged him from their service, which exacerbated his post-traumatic stress disorder.
NHS in England Closed 30 Apr 2026
P-005337 A practice in the Cornwall area
Mrs G alleged a GP practice failed to diagnose a collapsed nasal valve, provided inaccurate medical information, didn't chase results, …
NHS in England Closed 30 Apr 2026
P-005333 Office of the Children's Commissioner
Miss S complained the Children's Commissioner failed to investigate safeguarding concerns she raised in 2021 and did not treat her …
UK Government Closed 30 Apr 2026
P-005336 Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS …
Ms A complained the Trust failed to appropriately assess her daughter's suicide risk, provide social support, or safeguard her, which …
NHS in England Upheld 30 Apr 2026
P-005331 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms B complained the Trust failed to report or investigate a breast lump, incorrectly documented examinations, and delayed her breast …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2026
P-005316 Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Miss U complained the Trust assigned multiple care coordinators, discharged her from support workers and a psychologist without warning, and …
NHS in England Partly upheld 29 Apr 2026
P-005330 Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mr R complained the Trust wrongly decided he wasn't housebound, denying home visits for essential nursing care and causing him …
NHS in England Not upheld 29 Apr 2026
P-005318 NHS England - Midlands and East (regional office)
Mrs O complained about NHS England's decision to uphold the ICB's ruling that her aunt was ineligible for CHC funding …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2026
P-005319 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foun…
Mrs N complained about delays in tests and medication, an erroneous high noradrenaline dose, and delayed reporting of the error, …
NHS in England Upheld 29 Apr 2026
P-005327 An independent provider in the Blackpool area
Mrs E complained the Nursing Home failed to manage her mother's pain and agitation, safeguard her, identify end-of-life, and make …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2026
P-005323 HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Mr X complained about an incorrect 25-day driving disqualification and the long delay by HMCTS in rectifying the error, which …
UK Government Closed 29 Apr 2026
P-005326 Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
DBS repeatedly issued incorrect basic certificates listing a spent conviction, leading to a lost job offer and significant legal fees …
UK Government Not upheld 29 Apr 2026
P-005325 Student Loans Company (SLC)
Student Loans Company (SLC) allegedly changed its reason for denying student support, recorded Mr X on CIFAS, and ignored an …
UK Government Closed 29 Apr 2026
P-005321 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Mr P complained the Trust conducted incorrect tests, misdiagnosed his long COVID symptoms as FND, ignored his evidence, and discharged …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2026
P-005320 NHS England Midlands and East
Mrs P complained NHS England's review panel wrongly upheld the decision that her father was not eligible for NHS continuing …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2026
P-005329 A practice in the Fareham area
Miss T complained the Practice failed to fully assess her brother's symptoms, leading to delays in emergency care. She believes …
NHS in England Partly upheld 29 Apr 2026
P-005324 A practice in the Liverpool area
Mr L complained the Practice mismanaged his referrals, including a rejected nephrology referral due to unmanaged blood pressure, a unnoticed …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2026
P-005317 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Q complained the Trust repeatedly cancelled his urology appointments and surgery, referring him back to his GP, which caused …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2026