Media statements

Following the midwifery legislation changes to modernise midwifery regulation coming into force today, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: Our recommendations have become a reality, which will help ensure that lessons are learnt when mistakes are made, improving...

Commenting on the draft NICE quality standard for health professionals on treating severe sepsis, Julie Mellor, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, said: We are pleased NICE has produced this guidance following our recommendation to ensure faster diagnosis and treatment...

Commenting on the Care Quality Commission's The state care in NHS acute hospitals: 2014 to 2016: Findings from the end of CQC’s programme of NHS acute comprehensive inspections, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Executive Director of External Affairs and Insight...

The BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care journal has today published a new research paper on commissioning palliative care services, which found significant variation in end of life care across the country. Commenting on the paper, Alex Robertson, Executive Director of...

Commenting on the report by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee called Will the NHS never learn? Follow-up to PHSO report ‘Learning from Mistakes’ on the NHS in England, published today Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said...

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor said: I am delighted that Rob Behrens has been recommended to Parliament as the new Chair and Ombudsman. ‘Rob has considerable experience of complaint handling from his time as independent adjudicator for...

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: Today our recommendations on midwifery regulation have become reality, improving the safety of mothers and babies. Separating midwifery supervision and regulation will remove a significant conflict of interest. This legal milestone would...

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Julie Mellor, said: We are delighted that Michael King has been appointed as the new Local Government Ombudsman. He brings a wealth of experience and outstanding vision to the role, ultimately helping to bring justice...

Following the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) review of NHS investigations into deaths published today, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman can reveal that it has upheld 338 complaints into avoidable deaths in 2016 to date, compared to 306 complaints in...

The Cabinet Office has today published a draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill, which would bring together the Local Government Ombudsman and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, to create a new Ombudsman service, to make it easier and more straightforward...