Case studies

Mr & Mrs J's story

Mr & Mrs J Hospital staff at Ealing Hospital NHS Trust left Mr J forgotten in a waiting room, denying him the chance to be with his wife as she died. More »

Mr D’s story

Mr D Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust discharged Mr D with inadequate pain relief, leaving his family to find someone to dispense and administer morphine over a bank holiday weekend. More »

Mrs R's story

Mrs R Mrs R’s family were concerned that she would not receive food and drink while in Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust unless they themselves helped her to eat and drink. More »

Mrs Y's story

Mrs Y Mrs Y died from peritonitis and a perforated stomach ulcer after her GP Surgery missed opportunities to diagnose that she had an ulcer. More »

Mrs H’s story

Mrs H When Mrs H was transferred from Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust to a care home, she arrived bruised, soaked in urine, dishevelled and wearing someone else’s clothes. More »

Mr C's story

Mr C Staff at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust turned off Mr C’s life support, despite his family’s request that they delay doing so for a short time. More »

Mr W's story

Mr W Mr W’s life was put at risk when Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust stopped treating him and then discharged him when he was not medically fit. More »

Mrs G’s story

Mrs G Mrs G’s doctors at her local surgery failed to review her medication after she left hospital, with serious consequences for her health. More »

Mr L’s story

Mr L The care and treatment that Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust gave Mr L contributed to a loss of his dignity and compromised his ability to survive pneumonia. More »

Mrs N’s story

Mrs N While doctors at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust diagnosed Mrs N’s lung cancer, they neglected to address the severe pain that she was suffering. More »