A man said his autistic son’s health deteriorated because the Western Trust did not properly address his needs. Our investigation found that the Trust failed to provide a reasonable level of care and support to both the boy and his family over a 21-year period.
The daughter of an elderly cancer patient complained that her syringe driver was removed in the days before her death, causing her to experience unnecessary pain.
A report has made recommendations to the Northern Ireland Hospice after an investigation found that a number of failures meant a meant a patient in receipt of community palliative nursing did not receive the end of life care she needed.
The Driver & Vehicle Agency failed to manage a complainant's medical assessment in a timely manner, thereby increasing the risk that his licence would expire while his renewal was being processed. The Ombudsman also found that the DVA failed to communicate with the Occupational Health Service to ensure the application was treated as a priority.