ombudsman

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Carr made the appointment of an ombudsman for CBS News a condition to approve Ellison’s Skydance Partners deal to acquire Paramount last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The Polish patients' rights ombudsman also found that Izabela's rights had been violated, and recommended new protocols for septic shock and for situations posing threats to a woman's health.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The ombudsman investigates complaints about government departments, other public organisations and the NHS in England.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The ombudsman found that the lack of interpreters did not affect the medical treatment he received but did cause worry and stress to his family and limited his daughter's ability to communicate with clinicians.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos