Investigation reports

The Southern Trust followed the appropriate procedures when it worked out a resident’s contribution to the cost of her care.

A woman who was 33 weeks pregnant was admitted to Craigavon Area Hospital with severe abdominal pains.

Our investigation found that had an emergency caesarean section been carried out it is likely her baby would have survived.

The Southern Trust should have carried out further tests on a patient to see if she was suitable for hip surgery. 

A complainant raised concerns about how the Southern Trust cared for her vulnerable sister.  

Our investigation found a number of failings by the Trust.  

A man with Crohn’s Disease asked the Southern Trust to provide him with an additional bedroom and bathroom.

We found the Trust’s decision to only approve a new bathroom was appropriate.

A woman complained about the Southern Trust’s decision to make her late sister’s estate liable for unpaid nursing costs.

Our investigation found that the communication between clinicians caring for a patient in Craigavon Area Hospital was inadequate, and that a series of other failures contributed towards his untimely death.