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Patient’s symptoms should have prompted checks for endometriosis

The Western Trust’s failure to give a patient an MRI test caused her to experience prolonged pain and unnecessarily delayed treatment of her endometriosis.

Health & Social Care

Upheld

01 August 2025

3 findings available

Nursery school addresses record keeping and SEN policy application following parent’s complaint

25 May 2021

Case Summary

Restrictive Practices in Northern Ireland Schools - an overview report

15 May 2021

This report contains details of investigations into restrictive practices in schools, identifies recurring themes, and includes a number of recommendations to the Department of Education.

Own Initiative Investigation

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Patient’s symptoms should have prompted checks for endometriosis

Communications with patients on healthcare waiting lists

Nursery school addresses record keeping and SEN policy application following parent’s complaint

Restrictive Practices in Northern Ireland Schools - an overview report