Investigation reports

We found failures in the care provided by the Southern Trust to an elderly woman and her daughter.

A man said that his partner could have avoided emergency surgery had she received better treatment from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. 

We did not uphold the complaint.

We found that the care provided by Craigavon Area Hospital to a woman and her new born baby was appropriate, but upheld the complaint that they were discharged prematurely.

A woman complained that her late husband was not treated properly for pain and swelling in his leg.  We found he was appropriately looked after in the Emergency Department of Craigavon Area Hospital, but were concerned that medical staff did not record discussions they had with him about his care.

We upheld a complaint about how the Southern Health Trust carried out an investigation into the death of a patient with lung cancer.

A man said it was unfair that deductions were made from payments he received towards the cost of his daughter’s respite care.

A woman who feared she had cancer complained that the Southern Health Trust should have operated to remove her womb.  Our investigation found no failures by the Trust.

A man complained that his mother was diagnosed incorrectly by the Southern Trust and prescribed her a drug that led to her becoming confused and agitated.  We found that the overall care of the patient was excellent, but partly upheld the man’s claims that the Trust didn’t deal properly with his complaint.