Lothian NHS Board - complaint was from a woman (referred to in this report as Mrs C) about the care and treatment of her daughter (referred to in this report as Miss A) by the Royal Edinburgh Hospital (REH) in the period from November 1998 to March 2003. Miss A was then 19 and her pre-eminent condition was severe anorexia nervosa. Sadly, Miss A’s condition continued to worsen and she died in September 2004 (aged 20). Shortly afterwards Mrs C brought additional complaints to the Ombudsman’s office about Miss A’s ongoing treatment from March 2003 until her death, all of which care was funded and under the overall clinical governance of Lothian NHS Board (the Board).
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Updated: December 11, 2018