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Decision Report 201904336

  • Case ref:
    201904336
  • Date:
    July 2020
  • Body:
    Lothian NHS Board - Acute Division
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not upheld, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    clinical treatment / diagnosis

Summary

Ms C complained about the medical care and treatment provided to her father (Mr A) when he was an in-patient at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Ms C had concerns about the medical reviews, the decision to withdraw treatment/fluids, the monitoring of Mr A's condition, whether Mr A had an infection, the decision to reinstate active treatment, and communication with Mr A's family.

We took independent advice from a consultant in geriatrics (a doctor who specialises in medicine of the elderly) and general medicine. We found that the care and treatment provided to Mr A was reasonable and decisions were made sensitively to balance the wishes of Mr A's family and to reduce distress for Mr A. We did not uphold this complaint.

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