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PHSO Casework Decisions

4,058 published decisions 3,436 Health (NHS) 622 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 4,058 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-003683 York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Found…
Miss A complained the Trust failed to investigate suspicious findings after her sister's hysterectomy or provide follow-up treatment, leading to …
NHS in England Partly upheld 2 Jul 2025
P-003718 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Ms X complained nursing staff failed to escalate her father's care for medical review, possibly preventing his death and denying …
NHS in England Upheld 2 Jul 2025
P-003708 Rural Payments Agency
Mr E complained the Rural Payments Agency incorrectly stopped payments to four companies for a year after ownership changes, causing …
UK Government Closed 1 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-003721 A dental practice in the Wirral area
Mr E complained a dental practice fitted a poorly matched and chipped filling, and refused to rectify it or a …
NHS in England Closed 1 Jul 2025
P-003662 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs L complained the Trust failed to support her father's nutrition, oral care, and mobility, or provide physiotherapy after discharge, …
NHS in England Partly upheld 1 Jul 2025
P-003657 East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Tru…
Mr P complained of delayed treatment and handover by the ambulance service, and delayed admission and family notification by the …
NHS in England Partly upheld 1 Jul 2025
P-003647 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Miss T complained the Trust failed to conduct a falls risk assessment or lower bed rails for her godfather, resulting …
NHS in England Partly upheld 30 Jun 2025
P-003655 A practice in the County Durham area
Mrs R complained two hospitals failed to investigate her mother's symptoms, manage nutrition, provide timely medication, or communicate effectively, contributing …
NHS in England Not upheld 30 Jun 2025
P-003731 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NH…
Mrs O complained the Trust delayed acting on a referral for an angioplasty and organising her husband's treatment, which she …
NHS in England Not upheld 30 Jun 2025
P-003734 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Tr…
Mrs U complained the Trust failed to involve her in her husband's care planning or inform her about his Care …
NHS in England Closed 30 Jun 2025
P-003653 Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Mrs B complained her niece received delayed sepsis treatment, poor communication regarding transfer and family notification, and inadequate care, which …
NHS in England Upheld 30 Jun 2025
P-003619 West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Ms P complained the ICB provided inadequate care funding and the Trust's insufficient respiratory care and incorrect medication, which she …
NHS in England Partly upheld 29 Jun 2025
P-003632 Department for Work and Pensions
Mrs X complained the DWP misadvised her about applying for PIP, failed to act on her worsening condition, causing financial …
UK Government Partly upheld 29 Jun 2025
P-003634 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs E complained about three Trusts, alleging premature oxygen, transfers worsening his condition, rapid deterioration, improper ventilator placement, and poor …
NHS in England Closed 29 Jun 2025
P-003621 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Q complained about his father's misdiagnosis, incorrect medication, poor monitoring, and delayed escalation of care, which he believes led …
NHS in England Closed 29 Jun 2025
P-003591 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs A complained her sister had unnecessary surgery and nurses failed to report her deterioration and renal failure symptoms, leading …
NHS in England Closed 29 Jun 2025
P-003636 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs L complained her father was placed in an unobservable ward area, received inappropriate fluids, and was given medication that …
NHS in England Partly upheld 29 Jun 2025
P-003602 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Miss L complained about delayed cardiology consultation and incorrect treatment for her mother in A&E, believing these failings contributed to …
NHS in England Not upheld 29 Jun 2025
P-003582 Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Tr…
Miss D complained the Trust failed to properly diagnose her daughter with ADHD, made inaccurate assessments, and provided no recommendations …
NHS in England Closed 29 Jun 2025
P-003596 Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Fo…
Miss R complained Doncaster Trust failed to act on her mother's repeated ED visits and Sheffield Trust delayed surgery, believing …
NHS in England Upheld 29 Jun 2025
P-003627 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs B complained her son's care had multiple failings, including delayed gastroscopy, slow fluid drainage, incorrect medication, a preventable fall, …
NHS in England Not upheld 29 Jun 2025
P-003616 A practice in the Canterbury area
Miss G complained her GP referred her to mental health services and prescribed medication without consent, causing distress, PTSD symptoms, …
NHS in England Closed 29 Jun 2025
P-003631 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs K complained about inadequate hydration, poor mobility management, delayed sepsis treatment, and restricted family access for her brother, believing …
NHS in England Partly upheld 29 Jun 2025
P-003628 North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Miss J complained about ambulance call handling delays and insufficient advice for her father's cardiac arrest, believing it reduced his …
NHS in England Partly upheld 29 Jun 2025