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Case ref:201508314
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Date:July 2017
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Body:Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board - Acute Services Division
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment / diagnosis
Summary
Ms C complained that the board unreasonably failed to diagnose and treat the cause of her back pain. She had suffered chronic back pain since being involved in a motorbike accident a number of years previously. Ms C said that she had not been provided with a satisfactory resolution and explanation for her ongoing pain and she felt that the care and treatment she had received had been inadequate. Ms C said her mobility had been affected, and she continued to require to take strong pain medication.
We obtained independent medical advice from a trauma and orthopaedic consultant and a consultant neurologist. The advice we received was that both the orthopaedic and neurology care and treatment provided to Ms C was consistent and appropriate. The advisers did not identify failings in Ms C's care and treatment. We did not uphold Ms C's complaint.