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Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board

SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Not Upheld Reference 201801382 Sector Health Category clinical treatment / diagnosis Decided 01 November 2018

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Clinical negligence harms learning

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Miss C complained that she was unreasonably refused treatment in A&E at University Hospital Ayr. She said that staff referred her back to her GP as she was already receiving treatment for the same medical condition.

We took independent advice from an experienced practitioner in emergency medicine. We found that Miss C was appropriately assessed in A&E and did not have a life threatening illness or injury that required hospital admission or referral to another hospital specialist. We found that the appropriate route for Miss C was to report her health problems to her GP. We did not uphold Miss C's complaint.

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