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Last year, the former Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, agreed to act as independent adviser to a review of how the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman draws on clinical advice in its casework. The review was chaired by non-executive...

Last week I attended Parliament with Chief Executive Amanda Campbell, for our annual scrutiny hearing with the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC). Our annual scrutiny hearing with PACAC helps the Committee understand how we have performed over the...

Dr David Whetham is Professor of Ethics and the Military Profession at King’s College London. At the 2018 Ombudsman Association conference he led a session on the need to train, monitor and continually discuss ethical behaviour with staff. In this...

My latest guest on Radio Ombudsman is Claire Murdoch, Chief Executive of the Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust, and National Director for Mental Health at NHS England. Claire is regarded as one of the most influential...

Earlier this year we commissioned an independent panel to carry out a peer review assessment of our value for money, led by Peter Tyndall, Ombudsman for the Republic of Ireland and President of the International Ombudsman Institute. The panel has...