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PHSO Casework Decisions

4,103 published decisions 3,472 Health (NHS) 631 Parliamentary 17% 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 4,103 decisions represent approximately 1.3% 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-001385 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Ms E complained the Trust gave her incorrect treatment, documented incorrect medication information, lost ECG reports, and failed to respond …
NHS in England Closed 25 May 2022
P-001399 Office of the Public Guardian
Mr A complained the OPG's safeguarding investigation was based on lies, unexplained, and excessively long, lasting 66 weeks. He stated …
UK Government Closed 25 May 2022
P-001391 London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Ms R complained the London Ambulance Service failed to recognise her critically ill father, causing a significant delay in hospitalisation …
NHS in England Closed 24 May 2022
P-001425 Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation …
Mrs A complained the Trust failed to diagnose her husband's advanced bladder cancer sooner, communicate critical information, offer appropriate transfers, …
NHS in England Closed 24 May 2022
P-001400 Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Mrs O complained the Trust failed to communicate her mother's discharge delay, her five-day hospital admission, and her fall, and …
NHS in England Not upheld 24 May 2022
P-001386 Milton Keynes University NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs A complained a Do Not Attempt CPR (DNACPR) order was added without consent, and an unsecured commode led to …
NHS in England Closed 23 May 2022
P-001402 Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Ms O complained district nurses failed to act on her father's discoloured urine, call an ambulance promptly, provide a verbal …
NHS in England Not upheld 23 May 2022
P-001406 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs G complained about delays in her husband's surgery, delayed tissue viability nurse attendance, an incorrectly managed wound upon discharge, …
NHS in England Not upheld 23 May 2022
P-001403 Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs A complained a doctor incorrectly stated she had three endometriosis surgeries, impacting her subsequent care and causing distress.
NHS in England Closed 19 May 2022
P-001396 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs U complained the Trust refused to provide mittens for her mother, causing her to remove her oxygen mask and …
NHS in England Closed 19 May 2022
P-001387 North West Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Mr O complained ambulance crew failed to appropriately assess and immobilise his neck after a fall, contributing to his injury.
NHS in England Partly upheld 18 May 2022
P-001395 Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Mr W complained about multiple failings in his father's care, including unmanaged health issues, pressure ulcer prevention, and poor communication, …
NHS in England Closed 18 May 2022
P-001427 An urgent care centre in the Stoke-on-Trent area
Mrs I complained a doctor failed to appropriately triage her husband during a 111 call and check his oxygen levels, …
NHS in England Partly upheld 17 May 2022
P-001401 HM Revenue & Customs
Mrs A complained HMRC repeatedly failed to correct known errors overstating untaxed bank interest in her tax codes since 2018, …
UK Government Not upheld 16 May 2022
P-001392 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs E complained her husband was given an excessive chemotherapy dose while infected, which worsened his condition and caused an …
NHS in England Upheld 12 May 2022
P-001388 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs N complained about a delayed diagnosis of her mother's broken hip and poor communication regarding the Trust's formal complaint …
NHS in England Not upheld 3 May 2022
P-001517 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mr O complained errors were made in his hip operations in 2004 and 2014, leading to a deterioration in his …
NHS in England Closed 3 May 2022
P-001378 Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Y complained the Trust failed to inform him when surgery recommenced, forcing him to pay £10,000 for private treatment …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2022
P-001352 A medical practice in the Oldham area
Mr H complained the Practice wrongly cancelled his appointment, falsely accused him of abusive behaviour, removed him from its patient …
NHS in England Partly upheld 29 Apr 2022
P-001379 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Mr G complained he was left unattended for long periods, prescription details weren't sent to his GP, and a cannula …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2022
P-001358 HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Mr A complained HMCTS incorrectly shared disclosure orders, suffered technology failures during a remote hearing, and delayed complaint responses, causing …
UK Government Closed 29 Apr 2022
P-001369 Department for Work & Pensions
Mrs R complained the DWP delayed providing information to recover her State Pension payment and that the ICE's decision on …
UK Government Partly upheld 29 Apr 2022
P-001360 The Adjudicator's Office
Mr and Mrs U complained HMRC refused their SEISS claims, citing a missed tax return amendment deadline, without considering their …
UK Government Not upheld 29 Apr 2022
P-001376 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Tru…
Mr O complained the Trust ruptured his wife's artery, failed to notice internal bleeding, and delayed treatment due to unstaffed …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2022
P-001380 A medical practice in the Derbyshire area
Mr I complained the Practice was abusive about mask-wearing, refused blood tests, removed him from its list, and mishandled his …
NHS in England Closed 29 Apr 2022