Ombudsman: Older patients could be 'suffering in silence'

By The Press Association2014-04-07T11:47:00

Older people could be suffering in silence because they are less likely to complain when standards slip, even though they use the NHS the most, Health Service Ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor has said.

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