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Case ref:202111931
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Date:June 2023
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Body:A Medical Practice in the Forth Valley NHS Board area
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:Clinical treatment / diagnosis
Summary
C made a complaint to the practice regarding the care and treatment provided to their late spouse (A). A attended the practice with pain and a family history of cancer. C said that the practice caused unnecessary suffering and stress to A and their family through misdiagnosis of A's condition. They also said that there was an unreasonable delay in progressing the ultrasound and that this led to poor management of A's pain. A was later diagnosed with lung cancer.
We took independent advice from a general practitioner adviser. We found that overall the practice did provide reasonable care to A. We found that the practice took reasonable steps to investigate A's symptoms and their actions were reasonable based on the information known at the time. As such we did not uphold the complaint.