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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-001283 Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Gr…
Mr A complained the Care Home failed to ensure adequate nutritional intake and missed opportunities for end-of-life medication for his …
NHS in England Closed 21 Jan 2022
P-001272 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs E complained the Trust failed to involve her in her mother's care, provide adequate personal/palliative care, timely diagnose a …
NHS in England Partly upheld 21 Jan 2022
P-001257 Barts Health NHS Trust
Miss O complained about poor communication regarding pain relief and miscarriage expectations, and lack of staff support during her second-trimester …
NHS in England Upheld 21 Jan 2022
P-001280 A medical practice in the Thurrock area
Mr A complained the Practice delayed assessing and referring his son for cancer symptoms, which he believes caused a more …
NHS in England Closed 20 Jan 2022
P-001311 A dental practice in the Nottinghamshire area
Mrs R complained the dental Practice overfilled her teeth and failed to offer alternative treatment over several years. She sought …
NHS in England Closed 19 Jan 2022
P-001267 Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Miss D complained the Trust administered a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as her second dose, despite her first being Astra Zeneca …
NHS in England Closed 18 Jan 2022
P-001264 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mr R alleged the Trust damaged his liver during a biopsy and caused an elevated hemidiaphragm, leading to severe pain …
NHS in England Closed 18 Jan 2022
P-001279 Department of Health & Social Care
Mrs K complained she was wrongly made to self-isolate for ten days after a positive PCR test, despite being asymptomatic …
NHS in England Closed 18 Jan 2022
P-001271 A hospital in the Essex area
Mrs R complained about ongoing pain and limited mobility after a hip replacement operation in June 2018, hindering her daily …
NHS in England Closed 17 Jan 2022
P-001284 A medical practice in the Surrey area
Mr S alleged the Practice failed to refer his mother to hospital, provide a face-to-face appointment, and delayed blood tests, …
NHS in England Closed 17 Jan 2022
P-001261 Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clin…
Mrs U complained the CCG refused to reimburse advocate fees she paid while pursuing retrospective Continuing Healthcare (CHC) costs for …
NHS in England Closed 17 Jan 2022
P-001275 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs I alleged her mother caught COVID-19 in hospital due to poor ward placement, was discharged too late, transferred inappropriately, …
NHS in England Partly upheld 13 Jan 2022
P-001285 A medical practice in the Warwickshire area
Mr A complained the Practice failed to provide promised diabetic testing strips and incorrectly recorded his diabetes type as 2 …
NHS in England Closed 11 Jan 2022
P-001277 UK Research and Innovation
Mr B complained Innovate UK failed to properly assess his grant funding application. He also alleged UK Research and Innovation …
UK Government Closed 11 Jan 2022
P-001258 A medical practice in the London Borough of Ealin…
Dr B complained the Practice and Trust failed to prescribe anticoagulants, and the Ambulance Service missed stroke symptoms, leading to …
NHS in England Partly upheld 11 Jan 2022
P-001287 A medical practice in the Halton area
Miss A complained the Practice sent her an inaccurate warning letter about her behaviour, referencing incidents that didn't happen and …
NHS in England Closed 11 Jan 2022
P-001282 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Mr A complained the Practice prescribed his wife an antibiotic she had a previous adverse reaction to, causing severe illness …
NHS in England Partly upheld 7 Jan 2022
P-001268 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Miss G complained the Trust delayed a procedure, refused an itemised invoice, and pressured her into signing a consent form …
NHS in England Closed 7 Jan 2022
P-001262 A medical practice in the Leicester area
Miss A complained the Practice breached her confidentiality by disclosing sensitive information to third parties against her explicit wishes, causing …
NHS in England Closed 5 Jan 2022
P-001238 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Tru…
Ms U complained the Trust failed to provide compassionate care, advice, and follow-up after her miscarriage, and then mishandled her …
NHS in England Upheld 30 Dec 2021
P-001223 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs A complained the Trust delayed testing her husband's lung tissue for renal cancer, leading to prolonged invasive treatment and …
NHS in England Closed 22 Dec 2021
P-001234 NHS England
Mr O complained NHS England incorrectly decided his father was ineligible for NHS continuing healthcare funding and refused a full …
NHS in England Closed 21 Dec 2021
P-001241 A dentist in the Hampshire area
Miss A complained a dentist was unprepared for an extraction, causing her mouth to split and cracking another tooth, resulting …
NHS in England Closed 21 Dec 2021
P-001231 Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Ms R complained the Trust failed to place the correct lens during cataract surgery, leading to significant eyesight deterioration and …
NHS in England Closed 20 Dec 2021
P-001240 Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs A complained the Trust's mental health and ASD services failed to effectively engage with her son T, address his …
NHS in England Closed 17 Dec 2021