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Multiple failings found in Trust’s handling of Serious Adverse Incident investigation

We upheld a complaint about how the Southern Health Trust carried out an investigation into the death of a patient with lung cancer.

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s44 202000453 (640.99 KB, pdf)

Category	Health & Social Care
Organisation	Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Case Reference	202000453
Issue Date	16 November 2022
Format	PDF