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NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman) Upheld Reference NIPSO-202002854 Sector Health & Social Care Decided 06 September 2024

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Delayed Recognition of Deterioration GP Continuity of Care Breakdown

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A patient was prescribed diazepam after he complained to his GP about feeling unwell. We asked the surgery to apologise after he was later found to have suffered five strokes in the space of a week.

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