On 25 April 2005 the Ombudsman received a complaint from Mrs C about the care and treatment provided to her father (Mr F) by Fife NHS Board. Mrs C complained that the Board had not carried out a proper medical assessment of Mr F's condition and had prescribed inappropriate medication. Mrs C said that her father's medication was changed to a drug which could be injurious to his health and which, given his medical history, had the potential to be fatal.
Health
Complaint about Greater Glasgow NHS Board - complaint was from a man (referred to in this report as Mr C). Mr C was admitted to Stobhill Hospital on 29 December 2003 for chemotherapy. He complained to Greater Glasgow NHS Board (the Board) about the care and treatment he received while he was there.
Complaint about Greater Glasgow NHS Board - complaint was from a woman (referred to in this report as Ms C) who complained that the care and treatment afforded to her and her newborn daughter at the Maternity Unit of the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow from 17 to 27 September 2001 was inadequate. In particular, she complained that a lack of proper care during her labour may have affected her daughter’s chances of survival and thus contributed to her death on 25 September 2001.
Complaint about Lothian NHS Board - complaint was from a man (referred to in this report as Mr C) who complained that the treatment and care his 81 year-old mother (Mrs C) received in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (ERI) in November and December 2003 was inadequate and contributed to her death on 26 December 2003.
Complaint about Lothian NHS Board.
Complaint about Tayside NHS Board -complaint was from a man (referred to in this report as Mr C) who complained that there were failures in the treatment and care of his 17 year-old son (referred to in this report as F) provided by NHS Tayside (or their predecessor organisation) between October 1989 and December 1998 and that these failures may have contributed to F’s death on 25 December 1998. Mr C also complained about the poor handling of his complaint by NHS Tayside.
Ayrshire and Arran Primary Care NHS Trust
The complainant, Mrs C, had concerns about the management of her pregnancy and labour by St John’s Hospital, Livingston in 1998/9. After some delay it was decided that the baby should be delivered by emergency caesarean section and following further delay her son was born in poor condition. He was transferred to another hospital for intensive care later that day and died on 16 May 1999.
This complaint was from a Mr C felt that there was an unreasonable delay in diagnosing his wife’s cancer; and that her postoperative management was inadequate.
The complainant, Mr C, experienced problems with his left shoulder. Following a referral by his General Practitioner (GP), Mr C was seen by a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Consultant 1). The complaint subject to investigation was that Consultant 1’s clinical management of Mr C’s condition was inadequate, including that he failed to arrange appropriate radiological examination. Furthermore, that Consultant 1 recommended inappropriate treatment, leading to a delayed diagnosis by which time it was too late to consider operative repair of the tendons.