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PHSO Casework Decisions

3,804 published decisions 3,233 Health (NHS) 571 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 3,804 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-005024 A practice in the Southend-on-Sea area
Mrs B says her husband's GP Practice failed to diagnose symptoms of a stroke in the weeks before his death.
NHS in England Closed 11 Mar 2026
P-005020 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Mr L complains that in May 2024 the Trust did not provide the right ear plugs for an MRI scan. …
NHS in England Closed 11 Mar 2026
P-005021 Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Mr U complained the Trust did not put in place an effective secretion management plan for his mother, Mrs V …
NHS in England Closed 11 Mar 2026
P-005022 A practice in the Chichester area
Mr R complains that, in May 2024, a GP at the Practice failed to appropriately investigate and treat Mrs R’s …
NHS in England Closed 11 Mar 2026
P-005023 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Mr R complains about the care and treatment of his late grandmother from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust from …
NHS in England Partly upheld 11 Mar 2026
P-005011 Seashell Trust
Mrs A complains a Charity) in Stockport placed her son in the respite house with a peer o despite her …
NHS in England Closed 10 Mar 2026
P-005010 National Crime Agency
Mr L complains that the National Crime Agency (NCA) failed to provide his MP with a substantive response to their …
UK Government Closed 10 Mar 2026
P-005013 Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation …
Mrs A complains the Trust did not assess her father properly and should not have allowed him to eat solid …
NHS in England Closed 10 Mar 2026
P-005015 An independent provider in the City of Westminste…
Miss A complains about the care and treatment she received from an independent provider of NHS services for endometriosis.
NHS in England Partly upheld 10 Mar 2026
P-005018 Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Mr L complains his GP declined a shared care agreement to prescribe hormones based on flawed advice given by West …
NHS in England Partly upheld 10 Mar 2026
P-005016 An independent provider in the Blackpool area
Ms N complains about the care and treatment the Provider gave to her mother, Mrs C, in 2024. She says …
NHS in England Closed 10 Mar 2026
P-005017 Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Se…
Miss P complains about the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass). She complains the Family Court Adviser's …
UK Government Closed 10 Mar 2026
P-005014 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS…
Dr P complains about the care and treatment the Trust provided to his son, Mr P, during an inpatient admission …
NHS in England Partly upheld 10 Mar 2026
P-005012 HM Revenue and Customs
Mr Q complains that HMRC has not provided an appropriate remedy to recognise its failure to process a Corporation Tax …
UK Government Closed 10 Mar 2026
P-005019 Department for Work and Pensions
Mr C complains that DWP failed to create and issue any documentation relating to his Universal Credit (UC) advance payment …
UK Government Closed 10 Mar 2026
P-005007 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundatio…
Miss P had DBS surgery at Trust A. She complains about the outcome of her DBS surgery, the record keeping …
NHS in England Closed 9 Mar 2026
P-005009 ADHDNET
Miss H complains that between 17 April and 1 June 2025, ADHDnet caused delays and confusion in her care, including …
NHS in England Closed 9 Mar 2026
P-005006 Child Maintenance Service (CMS)
Mrs R is complaining about the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) for failing to secure consistent payments towards arrears on her …
UK Government Closed 9 Mar 2026
P-005008 A practice in the Tower Hamlets area
Mr P complains between 2021 and 2024 a Practice in the London Borough (the Practice) mismanaged his medication. He also …
NHS in England Closed 9 Mar 2026
P-005005 Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
Mr D complains about how PPO investigated and addressed his complaint regarding a loss of his property.
UK Government Closed 9 Mar 2026
P-005002 Child Maintenance Service (CMS)
Miss B complains that CMS closed her case without collecting the outstanding arrears and leaving her without access to her …
UK Government Closed 6 Mar 2026
P-004995 Department for Work and Pensions
Miss N complains about the service she received from DWP. Miss N complains DWP misinformed her about her State Pension …
UK Government Closed 6 Mar 2026
P-005000 A practice in the Bromley area
Mrs A complains about the HRT treatment she received from her GP practice. She also complains about the Practice's complaint …
NHS in England Closed 6 Mar 2026
P-004999 Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs E is unhappy with the care and treatment received from Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust when she received …
NHS in England Closed 6 Mar 2026
P-004998 An independent provider in the City of Bristol ar…
Mrs E complains about the care and treatment a private ambulance company (contracted by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation …
NHS in England Partly upheld 6 Mar 2026