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As Speak Up Month draws to a close, I want to highlight the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s commitment to, and support for, speaking up. Having a culture where staff feel safe to raise concerns and report mistakes is essential...

On 2 October 2019, we held our third annual Open Meeting at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester. The event is a further illustration of PHSO’s transition into a more outward-facing, accessible, and transparent ombudsman service. The purpose of the meeting...

Today (17 September) marks the first World Patient Safety Day, an important initiative led by the World Health Organisation. The slogan for the day is ‘Speak up for Patient Safety’. Creating a culture where staff are empowered to speak up...

Earlier this month, we held our second Health and Social Care Regulators' Forum working group meeting. We shared updates on progress towards creating an NHS-wide Complaints Standards Framework. Working with partners Once again we had a great turnout from across...

Today we publish our Annual Report 2018-2019. The report documents the major milestones we have met to make improvements to our service over the last year. We have continued to listen and learn from stakeholders and have made significant progress...