PHSO response to PACAC inquiry report
31 March 2023
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has today published its report following our 2021-22 scrutiny session. We are pleased to see recognition of our proactive approach to managing the demand on our service, which included investment in recruitment and...
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Ombudsman comments on University Hospitals Birmingham review
28 March 2023
Ombudsman Rob Behrens comments on the NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board review into University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. “This report will make hard reading for the new leadership and sets the scale of the challenge they face...
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Repeated failings putting women and babies at risk
28 March 2023
Too many women and babies are being put at risk as expectant and new parents are repeatedly ‘failed’ by maternity services, according to England’s Health Ombudsman. In a new report, the Ombudsman warns that despite a number of major reviews...
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PHSO welcomes Government’s Human Rights Committee findings on ombuds reform
28 March 2023
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) welcomes the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ agreement that there should not be a new human rights Ombudsman service in the UK. In today’s report, the Committee states that PHSO and the Local...
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Ombudsman lends an ear to Stockton
17 March 2023
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) Rob Behrens is in Stockton-on-Tees from Monday 20 to Tuesday 21 March for the first of a series of regional roadshows around the country to directly hear about issues facing members of the local...
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