Media statements

Our statement in response to the Health Select Committee’s report on complaints and raising concerns.

Our statement on how we welcome the Kings Fund's midwifery recommendations.

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Julie Mellor, said: We know from our casework that dentists as well as patients are confused about NHS dental charges and that dentists need to communicate better with their patients. We will soon be publishing...

Julie Mellor, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, said: We warmly welcome these actions across the health system on recognising and treating sepsis, which taken together could help save up to 12,500 lives each year. 'The measures will also be...

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: We are the final tier of the complaints system and our job is to give final decisions on complaints about public services. We help 27,000 people every year. Because we are doing...

A Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman spokesperson said: 'Every time someone has a poor experience of our service it really matters to us and we work hard to put things right. 'As announced last month, we've embarked on the second...

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor said: 'When public services fail, it can have serious effects on us as individuals. We know that when people complain, they often want three simple things: an explanation of what went wrong, an...