Tayside NHS Board - complaint was from a man (referred to in this report as Mr C) about the death of his wife, Mrs C, in a hospital of Tayside NHS Board's (the Board) Acute Services Division (the Division) in March 2005.
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Fife NHS Board - The complainant raised a number of issues regarding her treatment and care following the stillbirth of her son.
A GP Practice in the Forth Valley NHS Board Area - complaint was from a man (referred to in this report as Mr C) about the decisions of two GPs in a GP practice (the Practice) to prescribe the drug diclofenac for his late aunt, Miss C, and then to give it on repeat prescription.
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).
Complaint about Lothian NHS Board, University Hospitals Division - 1. On 31 July 2003 my office received a complaint from a woman (referred to in this report as Mrs C) against Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust about the care and treatment her late daughter (Ms C) received at the Western General Hospital (WGH) in Edinburgh. Mrs C was also dissatisfied at the outcome of an Independent Review Panel (IRP) into her original complaint.
Complaint about a GP Practice in the Forth Valley NHS Board area - complaint was from a woman (referred to in this report as Ms C) about the care and treatment which she received from her local medical practice (the Practice) prior to her diagnosis with breast cancer.
Complaint about a GP Practice in the Lothian NHS Board area -complaint was from a man referred to in this report as Mr C about the care and treatment provided by his general practitioner (GP 1).
Complaint about Lothian NHS Board - complaint was from a man (referred to in this report as Mr C),who complained that Lothian NHS (referred to in this report as the Board) had changed the appointment system for podiatry appointments and this necessitated his paying postage to arrange his routine appointments.
Complaint about Forth Valley NHS Board - complaint was from a man (referred to in this report as Mr C) that Forth Valley NHS Board (the Board) failed to provide him with appropriate diagnosis and treatment following his initial admission to the Stirling Royal Infirmary (SRI) on 4 February 2005.
Complaint about a Dental Practitioner in the Lothian NHS Board Area - complaint was from a man (referred to in this report as Mr C) who complained that his Dentist (referred to in this report as the Dentist) failed to provide him with a denture that was fit for purpose.