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A road in Larne remains unfinished because the necessary controls or conditions were not put in place before the work began.

A Trust’s failure to perform an examination of a patient on admission to hospital meant he was not assessed by medical staff against this baseline during his time on the ward.  The investigation also identified a number of record keeping failures by the Trust while caring for the patient.

Failings by a Trust’s social care team meant a complainant believed it did not take his concerns seriously.

The Belfast Trust should have adopted a more patient-centred approach when caring for a man with liver cancer.

Given the risk factors involved, we concluded that a doctor should have considered a different diagnosis when treating an elderly patient.

A complainant claimed that failures by the Department for the Economy resulted in his partner sustaining a significant financial loss.

We upheld a mother’s complaint about the South Eastern Trust’s care of her son during her 3 week stay in hospital.

It was reasonable for a GP practice to cancel plans for a patient’s x-ray. It also did not need to reschedule the procedure given that the patient no longer lived in the area.

A man complained about how his late wife was cared for after she suffered a fall.  We upheld parts of the complaint.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust is considering suitable equipment for transporting new-born infants in ambulances after an Ombudsman's report recommended it apologise to a complainant.