Case summaries

These short, anonymised stories show the profound impact that failures in public services can have on the lives of individuals and their families.

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Health cases only
Hospital did not give woman prescribed medication
Summary 905 |
Mrs C was in her eighties and had several medical conditions. When she went into hospital, staff did not prescribe her usual medications and did not rectify this for 36 hours. Mrs C died soon after.