An investigation has found that appropriate and timely intervention may have alleviated a patient's discomfort and distress in the last weeks of her life. The Ombudsman found a number of failures by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in relation to the patient's nutritional care and treatment, and failings with regard to some aspects of her nursing care and treatment.
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NIPSO-202004022 · 21 Jan 2026The Southern Trust apologised after the temporary stent, which should have been removed after 30 days, remained in place for … Upheld NIPSO-202001080 · 22 Sep 2025
A care home did not follow contemporary guidance on allowing visitors over a 5-day period in March 2020. Upheld NIPSO-202005167 · 15 Sep 2025
The Southern Trust should have kept an elderly patient in hospital for further observation, but our investigation found that the … Upheld NIPSO-202003205 · 09 Sep 2025
The Southern Trust failed to appropriately triage a referral from a patient's GP. It also did not tell the patient … Upheld NIPSO-202003726 · 12 Aug 2025
The Southern Trust followed the appropriate procedures when it worked out a resident’s contribution to the cost of her care. Not Upheld View all decisions for this organisation