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Case ref:201701694
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Date:August 2018
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Body:Golden Jubilee National Hospital
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment / diagnosis
Summary
Mr C complained on behalf of his late wife (Mrs A) about a decision by staff at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital not to perform a heart transplant on her. Mr C highlighted that Mrs A had been working to lose weight so she could potentially receive a heart transplant. Mr C was concerned that Mrs A was not given the opportunity to be included in the major decision made not to allow her a transplant.
We took independent advice from a consultant cardiologist. We found that there was evidence to support that much consideration had been given to the heart transplant and that Mr C and Mrs A had been reasonably involved in the decision making. We did not uphold the complaint.