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Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations

  • Case ref:
    201508214
  • Date:
    November 2017
  • Body:
    Lothian NHS Board
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    nurses / nursing care

Summary

Mrs C complained to us about the care and treatment her husband (Mr A) had received from the board's evening district nursing service. Mrs C contacted us before we completed our investigation to say that she no longer wished to pursue the complaint, as the circumstances had changed. As such, we did not reach a decision on Mrs C's complaint.

  • Case ref:
    201607896
  • Date:
    November 2017
  • Body:
    A Medical Practice in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board area
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    continuing care

Summary

Mrs C complained that the treatment the board provided to her son (Mr A) was not of a reasonable standard. The board carried out investigations about the role of their staff in the complaint. They found that Mrs C had not advised the board's staff of concerns about her son's health, and had only notified Mr A's social worker. Mrs C subsequently accepted that there was no complaint to pursue against NHS staff, and the investigation with our office was not taken any further.

  • Case ref:
    201700226
  • Date:
    September 2017
  • Body:
    University of the West of Scotland
  • Sector:
    Universities
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    student discipline

Summary

Ms C complained that the university had unreasonably withdrawn her from her course because of poor attendance. She had been experiencing personal difficulties, which she had reported to her personal tutor. The tutor had not passed on this information to the relevant people, so her circumstances had not been taken into account before her studies were terminated.

After we became involved, the university offered Ms C a meeting to discuss the options available to enable her to continue her studies. Her complaint was therefore withdrawn.

  • Case ref:
    201605508
  • Date:
    August 2017
  • Body:
    Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    communication / staff attitude / dignity / confidentiality

Summary

Mr C complained about various aspects of the treatment he received at the prison health centre. He complained that the board failed to carry out an appropriate assessment of him, and failed to adequately manage his pain. During the course of our investigation, Mr C was liberated from prison. He did not provide us with a forwarding address so we were unable to communicate with him. In the circumstances, we discontinued our investigation.

  • Case ref:
    201601586
  • Date:
    June 2017
  • Body:
    Fife NHS Board
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    policy / administration

Summary

Mrs C raised concerns about an investigation relating to events at Stratheden Hospital. Following our enquiries, Mrs C met with representatives of the Health and Social Care Partnership, who agreed to explore her complaints further. We therefore did not continue our investigation.

  • Case ref:
    201607001
  • Date:
    October 2017
  • Body:
    Scottish Prison Service
  • Sector:
    Prisons
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    policy/administration

Summary

Mr C complained that the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) failed to take reasonable action in relation to his access to home leave. He was also dissatisfied with the way in which the SPS dealt with his complaint. We did not reach a decision on Mr C's complaint as he was released from prison and did not provide a forwarding address or confirm that he wished us to continue investigating his complaint.

  • Case ref:
    201604927
  • Date:
    May 2017
  • Body:
    Tayside NHS Board
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    clinical treatment / diagnosis

Summary

Mr C complained that the prison health centre unreasonably decided to discontinue his medication when he failed a medication check. Mr C said the prison health centre failed to take account of the fact that he had reported to them that he was being bullied for his medication.

The prison health centre considered that Mr C had not been taking the medication as prescribed and therefore the medication was stopped to maintain his safety. The decision was reviewed by a multi-disciplinary team who assessed that there was no significant clinical risk to Mr C ceasing to receive the medication.

Before we reached a decision on Mr C's complaint, he requested to withdraw his complaint. Therefore, we closed the complaint without reaching a decision.

  • Case ref:
    201608067
  • Date:
    April 2017
  • Body:
    A Medical Practice in the Fife NHS Board area
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    clinical treatment / diagnosis

Summary

Mrs C complained to us that the medical practice had failed to prescribe her with medication that had been recommended by a private clinician.

Mrs C withdrew her complaint to us and we therefore did not continue our investigation.

  • Case ref:
    201507927
  • Date:
    March 2017
  • Body:
    Scottish Prison Service
  • Sector:
    Prisons
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    personal property

Summary

Mr C complained that his lost property claim was not appropriately investigated. During our initial investigations we found some discrepancies in the claim correspondence and associated evidence. We therefore asked the Scottish Prison Service to reconsider the claim in the first instance.

  • Case ref:
    201604495
  • Date:
    March 2017
  • Body:
    Lothian NHS Board - Acute Division
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not duly made or withdrawn, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    clinical treatment / diagnosis

Summary

Mr C complained that he had not been provided with appropriate clinical treatment in relation to his diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage) and a slipped disc in his back. However, during the course of our investigation, Mr C withdrew his complaint.