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A patient who attended Craigavon Area Hospital due to pain in his shoulder and loss of power in his right arm received an appropriate level of care, according to an investigation carried out by the Ombudsman.

A patient who died three days after visiting his doctor for a routine medical review received treatment that was 'appropriate and in accordance with relevant guidance' according to an investigation by the Ombudsman.

The Ombudsman has found that an application to build a residential nursing home in County Down was, in part, incorrectly assessed by planners.

This investigation found that the system for communicating with patients on healthcare waiting lists is in ‘disarray’, and concluded that significant and repeated failures across the system amounted to ‘systemic maladministration’.

It urged the Department of Health to work with Health Trusts, GPs and others to address the failings.

We investigated a complaint from a member of the public who believed she was treated unfairly by the Department of Health.

Our investigation found failings in the care and treatment provided to a cancer patient by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

A student complained about how Queen’s University gathered evidence in its investigation of an alleged assault.  We asked the University to apologise after we found it did not properly explain to the student how it obtained evidence from the PSNI.

A man whose son lived in supported housing complained about the care provided by the Belfast Trust. 

We upheld his complaint.

The Lagan Valley Hospital carried out reasonable and appropriate investigations to determine the source of a patient’s abdominal pain.

We made a number of recommendations to the Belfast Trust after we found failures in the way it treated a patient with a fractured leg. 

We concluded that delays in removing her leg cast and in monitoring her pressure sores caused sepsis and contributed significantly towards her premature death.