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A man claimed he was treated unfairly by the Housing Executive when it rejected his application for a three-bedroomed house.

A patient should have been told by her doctor that she did not need to be accompanied by a chaperone during gynaecological treatment.

A school should have done more to help a student who was struggling with an 'A-Level' subject.

A woman complained that nursing staff failed to meet her late mother’s personal hygiene needs while she was in hospital. She also complained about the Trust’s decision not to carry out a planned kidney operation.

The Driver & Vehicle Agency failed to manage a complainant's medical assessment in a timely manner, thereby increasing the risk that his licence would expire while his renewal was being processed. The Ombudsman also found that the DVA failed to communicate with the Occupational Health Service to ensure the application was treated as a priority.

A woman complained about her daughter’s teacher and of the school’s failure to act on her concerns.

A woman complained that her husband’s GP failed to recognise the seriousness of his condition. We found it managed his care in accordance with good practice.

A man complained that the medication prescribed by his doctor was making him ill, and that he should also have been referred to a consultant.

Our investigation found that the Practice provided him with appropriate care and treatment.

Our investigation found that the communication between clinicians caring for a patient in Craigavon Area Hospital was inadequate, and that a series of other failures contributed towards his untimely death.

The Ombudsman has upheld elements of a complaint made about the care given by the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, to a patient with type 2 diabetes.