Lothian NHS Board -
Mr C complained to our office that he was receiving depot injections against his will. On investigation it was found that Mr C was detained for treatment under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 and these injections were deemed necessary for medical reasons.
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The Scottish Ambulance Service -
This complaint concerns the events that took place when a Scottish Ambulance crew responded to an emergency telephone call. The complainant believed that the crew behaved unprofessionally during and after their attendance at the scene.
Lanarkshire NHS Board -
The complainant raised concerns about alleged offensive remarks of a sexual nature by a student nurse and about the Health Board's handling of her complaint about them.
A General Practice in the Forth Valley Area - The complainant raised concerns that the failures in the treatment and care his late wife had received from the general medical practice led to her death prematurely of cancer.
A General Practitioner in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board Area - The complainant was concerned that his then general practitioner would not arrange appropriate treatment at a time when he was at risk of committing suicide.
Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board -
The complainant raised concerns about the care and treatment provided for his sister about three weeks before her sudden death and also about the adequacy of information provided before her discharge from hospital.
Highland NHS Board - complaint concerns a woman (referred to in this report as Mrs C) who claimed that Highland NHS Board (referred to in this report as the Board) had failed in their care of her grandmother (referred to in this report as Mrs A) while a patient in Portree Hospital (the Hospital), Portree from 23 December 2004 until her death on 1 March 2005.
Lothian NHS Board - complaint concerned a woman (referred to in this report as Mrs C) who complained against Lothian NHS Board (the Board) regarding the care and treatment received by her late father, Mr C, at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh (the hospital). Mr C, who had Alzheimer’s disease and was aged 86, was admitted to the hospital on 17 July 2005. In the early hours of the morning on 19 July 2005 he fell out of bed and broke his hip. He later underwent surgery to repair the hip. Mr C died on 2 August 2005.
A Dental Practitioner in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board Area - complaint was from an advocacy worker on behalf of her client (referred to in this report as Mrs C). Mrs C complained that her former dentist (Dentist 1) had improperly administered her with an anaesthetic causing her to suffer an adverse reaction and long-term illness.
Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board - complaint was from a woman (referred to in this report as Mrs C) against Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board (the Board). Mrs C is confined to a wheelchair with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She complained that the Board’s policy on provision of physiotherapy for people with long-term disabilities was discriminatory.