Summary
Miss C complained about the care and treatment provided by the ambulance service to her mother (Mrs A). Miss C raised concerns that the ambulance crew did not handle Mrs A's transfer to hospital appropriately. In particular, that she had been dropped in the vehicle and that she had bruising on her back. Miss C also complained that the ambulance services' investigation and response to her complaint were unreasonable.
We took independent advice from a registered nurse who is experienced in moving and handling issues. We found that based on the paramedic records, staff undertook the handling and transfer of Mrs A appropriately. Therefore, we did not uphold this aspect of Miss C's complaint.
In relation to complaints handling, we found that there was no evidence of factual inaccuracy in the complaints response from the ambulance service, and that they had apologised for the delay in providing the response. Therefore, we did not uphold this complaint.
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