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PHSO Casework Decisions

3,787 published decisions 3,219 Health (NHS) 568 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 3,787 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-005309 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Miss P complains about the care and treatment she and her baby received from the Trust in December 2023.
NHS in England Closed 28 Apr 2026
P-005311 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mr L complains about the care and treatment his family member received from the Trust and the Practice. He is …
NHS in England Closed 28 Apr 2026
P-005310 The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Mr X complains about the care and treatment provided by the Walton Centre between January 2021 and November 2023. He …
NHS in England Not upheld 28 Apr 2026
P-005312 HM Revenue and Customs
Mr O tells us HMRC pursued him for unpaid 'dry tax'. He said the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) agreed HMRC should …
UK Government Closed 28 Apr 2026
P-005313 St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation T…
Mrs A complains the Trust planned a yearly treatment plan of zoledronate infusions without telling her about all the risks …
NHS in England Closed 28 Apr 2026
P-005314 Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Miss Y has raised concerns about being prescribed eye drops incorrectly.
NHS in England Closed 28 Apr 2026
P-005305 South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Mr M complains that Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (Trust) declined to do a full continuing healthcare (CHC) …
NHS in England Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005301 UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Captain A complains that his wife’s visa applications were refused based upon legally flawed and procedurally unfair arguments. He explained …
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005306 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Miss S complains that the Trust failed to diagnosed her fathers pulmonary embolism and gave her father end of life …
NHS in England Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005300 Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Ms B complains Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust failed to get her consent to touch a groin abscess when …
NHS in England Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005308 Environment Agency
Mr O complains the Environment Agency incorrectly charged him for its investigation after water from putting out a fire on …
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005307 HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Mr E says HMCTS failed to acknowledge or respond to applications he sent in January, March, and April 2025.
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005302 UK Research and Innovation
Mr A complains that his application for funding was rejected for reasons that amount to age discrimination under the Equality …
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005303 HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Ms E complains that the court refused her request to postpone a hearing or hold it remotely, providing inconsistent reasons …
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005298 Department for Work and Pensions
Mr X complains about the service provided by the DWP. Specifically he says there were delays and errors in actioning …
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005295 A practice in the Fareham area
Ms S complains that the Practice failed to diagnose her son C had a middle ear infection on two occasions …
NHS in England Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005296 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Ms X complains about aspects of the care and treatment her late sister received from the Trust in October and …
NHS in England Not upheld 27 Apr 2026
P-005297 Rural Payments Agency
Mr A complains on behalf of Mr B that the RPA provided incorrect advice to Mr B in June 2024 …
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005304 HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Miss U complains that HMCTS twice incorrectly rejected her mother's case, and provided incorrect information about how it should be …
UK Government Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005299 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundatio…
Ms A complains that Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust prematurely discharged her partner, Mr E, in October 2024.
NHS in England Closed 27 Apr 2026
P-005289 A practice in the Trafford area
Miss D complains about the prescribing of codeine by the GP Practice.
NHS in England Partly upheld 26 Apr 2026
P-005290 Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Se…
Mr R complains about the conduct of the Family Court Advisor (FCA), specifically in relation to them producing a biased …
UK Government Closed 26 Apr 2026
P-005287 A dental practice in the Telford and Wrekin area
Miss T complains that the Practice delayed putting in a referral for her to have her wisdom tooth extracted by …
NHS in England Closed 26 Apr 2026
P-005292 Department for Work and Pensions
Mr O complains about DWP's management of his universal credit claim over several years.
UK Government Upheld 26 Apr 2026
P-005294 Barts Health NHS Trust
Mr D complains that an NHS Trust lost his father’s hearing aids during a hospital admission and later handled his …
NHS in England Closed 26 Apr 2026