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Today, Tuesday 10 July 2018, HSIB has published a mental health investigation report about a vulnerable young man who committed suicide while transitioning from child and adolescent to adult mental health services. The report says that poor co-ordination between services...

A 73-year-old grandmother’s death from bladder cancer was avoidable, an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has found. She died following a hospital’s nine-month delay to diagnose her. An inadequate local investigation failed to recognise this, and...

In response to NHS Improvement’s announcement on trusts identifying deteriorating patients sooner , Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens said: We welcome NHS Improvement’s announcement today. Too many people are still dying of infections, particularly sepsis, due to a...

Vulnerable patients with mental health conditions are being badly let down by the NHS, causing them and their families needless suffering and distress, according to a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report published today. The Ombudsman has also found that...

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Rob Behrens CBE, yesterday delivered a speech on the vital role the Ombudsman plays in establishing, restoring or maintaining public trust in public services. He cites independence, impartiality and transparency as crucial to this challenge...