Investigation reports

Failings by a care home in the treatment of an elderly resident were preventable and may well have contributed to the shortening of her life.

We established that it was appropriate for a dental practice to refer a patient to another practice for sedation, but we asked it to apologise to her for causing a misunderstanding.

Our investigation found that 3FiveTwo’s treatment of a patient was appropriate, but that errors led to a delay in her treatment.

An investigation has found that the overall care and treatment provided by a private hospital to a patient who had a suspected ovarian cyst was appropriate and reasonable. The patient was treated there as a result of a waiting list initiative by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.20