LGO fines Sheffield for funding failure

A dispute between Sheffield council and the local foundation trust resulted in a vulnerable woman wrongly being forced to fund her own care. The Parliamentary and Health Service and Local Government Ombudsmen have ordered the council and Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust to pay the woman, who had both legs amputated, £27,000. Of this, £14,000 is to reimburse her for her costs, with the remainder to compensate her for the detrimental effect the situation had on her life.