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A woman complained about the treatment her late mother received in Altnagelvin Hospital following a fall.
Investigation against the Northern Health and Social Care Trust
An investigation has found that the Northern Health and Social Care Trust failed to seek a cardiology opinion in relation to a patient before deciding to discharge him from hospital. The Ombudsman recommend that the patient be given a full written apology by the Trust Chief Executive for this failure in clinical care and treatment.
Child unnecessarily restrained after Trust failed to monitor use of specialist seating
The Western Trust approved two special chairs for an autistic child to use in school without properly assessing his needs. The Trust should also have given the school clearer instructions on how the chairs were to be used.
Housing Executive’s repeated failure to deal with complaints ‘deeply concerning’
The Ombudsman has said she ‘cannot ignore’ the Housing Executive's continued poor response to concerns raised by its service users.
Report recommends review of how the Northern Ireland Housing Executive handles complaints
We upheld a man's complaint about the Housing Executive's failure to deal with his enquiries about emergency accommodation.
Treatment of patient’s fractured rib was of a ‘high standard’
A man complained about the treatment he received for his fractured rib. We did not uphold the complaint.
Investigation of a complaint against an out of hours GP service
A GP practice was right to tell a patient to go to a hospital Emergency Department rather than refer her to another GP.
Trust continued to provide pain relief during patient’s final days
The daughter of an elderly cancer patient complained that her syringe driver was removed in the days before her death, causing her to experience unnecessary pain.
Investigation into complaint about the South Eastern Prison Healthcare Trust
A man claimed that prison authorities unfairly denied him treatment for his opioid addiction. We did not uphold the complaint but made observations on the case for the Trust to consider going forward.
Complainant treated ‘unfairly’ over publication of Charity Commission report
An Ombudsman investigation has found that a complainant should have been given the chance to comment on the factual accuracy of a report by the Charity Commission prior to its publication. However, the complaint that the report was biased and written in ‘bad faith’ was not upheld.