Morecambe Bay Investigation report
6 March 2015
Mick Martin, Managing Director at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman said: The Morecambe Bay Investigation report revealed significant failings in care and treatment and we sympathise with the families who lost loved ones. 'We fully support the report and...
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Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s statement in response to the Morecambe Bay inquiry
3 March 2015
Mick Martin, Managing Director at Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman said: We welcome the report's recommendations. The proposed review of the NHS complaints system to improve the quality of complaint handling at a local level is a step forward and...
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Man dies of blood clot following GPs failures
2 March 2015
A man died because of a blood clot in a vein after two GPs in Yorkshire failed to adequately assess him, an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman found. The man, who endured several weeks of pain in...
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Ombudsman Service investigation finds Pension Service mistake
27 February 2015
An elderly woman’s family has received £26,000 after a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman investigation found that she had lost out on three years of help with housing benefits
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Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman statement on NHS staff survey
24 February 2015
A Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman spokesperson said: Although 73% of NHS staff believe their organisation acts on concerns and complaints made by patients, NHS organisations need to do more to create a culture that listens and learns when things...
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