Media statements

PHSO Ombudsman Julie Mellor comments on the study from Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, about GPs missing signs of sepsis in children.

PHSO Ombudsman Julie Mellor comments on the new report about unsafe discharge from NHS hospitals and urges the government to take action.

We commissioned Sir Alex Allan to carry out an independent review into the adequacy of the procedures and governance arrangements that the organisation applied prior to the appointment of Mr Martin and during his employment. The independent review highlights mistakes...

Commenting on The King's Fund and Nuffield Trust's report on social care, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: Our investigations have uncovered that older patients often fall through the cracks between health and social care when discharged from...

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor comments on NHS Digital's figures on written complaints about the NHS.

Dame Julie Mellor, Chair of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, has resigned today.

We are very grateful to Julie Mellor for her contribution in leading the transformation of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: Our recent report highlighted the worrying variation in the quality of NHS complaints investigations and has supported the select committee (PACAC) in its scrutiny of government. 'We are pleased the committee's report...

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: Health and social care leaders must look at the discharge process as a whole and uncover why ten years of guidance to prevent unsafe discharge is not being followed, causing misery and...

PHSO Ombudsman Julie Mellor welcomes the government’s proposals to change midwifery regulation.