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Decision Report 202007688

  • Case ref:
    202007688
  • Date:
    February 2023
  • Body:
    A Medical Practice in the Ayrshire & Arran NHS Board area
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not upheld, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    Clinical treatment / diagnosis

Summary

C complained about the care provided to their late parent (A).

The practice visited in the morning and found them to be coherent and capable of declining a full examination. A's carers left around midday and did not have any specific concerns about A. By the evening, A's condition had deteriorated and they were taken to hospital. A died two days later.

We took independent advice from a GP adviser. We found that there was evidence of appropriate communication between the GPs and other professionals and agencies involved in A’s care. Therefore, we did not uphold the complaint.

Updated: February 15, 2023