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Case ref:201101060
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Date:February 2012
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Body:A Medical Practice, Tayside NHS Board
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment; diagnosis
Summary
Mr C complained that his practice failed to provide a reasonable standard of medical care on a number of occasions. He went to his practice complaining of pain and was prescribed a drug that he said led to his collapse later in the evening. Later, he went to his practice complaining about severe indigestion and nausea which he believed was a reaction to the medication he was prescribed and was eventually prescribed a different medication. Following an operation, Mr C sought treatment from the practice when he had discomfort and his wound began to leak. He did not receive treatment and went to hospital where he said he was diagnosed with internal bleeding.
We found that on the whole the care and treatment Mr C received from the practice was reasonable. Mr C was prescribed a drug that should have been used with caution, but that there were no contraindications to its use and it was discontinued the following day. We found no evidence that the practice failed to provide a reasonable standard of care to Mr C on the other occasions.