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Woman repaid thousands after healthcare provider failed to properly assess and fund her mother’s care
8 August 2024
A woman has been repaid over £37,000 after England’s health Ombudsman found that a healthcare provider failed to properly assess and fund her mother’s care. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is urging Integrated Care Boards (ICB) to learn...
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Woman needed HIV test after intimate exam with used genital swab
24 July 2024
A woman had to be tested for HIV after a doctor performed an intimate exam with a swab that had already been used on another person’s genitals. England’s Health Ombudsman, who investigated the incident, is urging GPs to be vigilant...
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Councils and NHS need to work more closely to improve local care
18 July 2024
Integrated Care Systems are not doing enough to put the vulnerable people they support at the heart of what they do, according to a new report issued jointly by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and the Parliamentary and...
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Ombudsman raises concerns after rise in complaints about AJM Healthcare
21 May 2024
Ombudsman Rebecca Hilsenrath has written to NHS wheelchair services provider AJM Healthcare to share her concerns following a sharp increase in complaints about the company. Since 2023, PHSO has seen a rise in complaints about AJM Healthcare, related to: people...
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Ombudsman rules Charity Commission failed to properly handle safeguarding concerns related to sexual exploitation
18 May 2024
The Charity Commission failed to properly handle serious safeguarding concerns relating to sexual exploitation at a charity, the Parliamentary Ombudsman has found. Lara Hall, 35, complained that the Commission failed to appropriately respond to her concerns about her sexual exploitation...
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