Summary
C attended A&E at Glasgow Royal Infirmary with acute pain in their spine; they were admitted in the early hours of the morning and discharged the same day. During their admission, C underwent a hip x-ray scan.
C complained that the care and treatment they received during their visit was not of a reasonable standard. C found their experience to be traumatic and states that it had a lasting emotional impact on them. C had several concerns about their experience; in particular, their pain management and the board's radiology findings.
We took independent advice from an appropriately qualified adviser. We found that the board's approach to pain management was appropriate but felt that it would have been good practice for the board to document C's pain score and actions taken as a result of that score – this was provided as feedback to the board. We also found that C's x-ray was appropriately assessed and concluded that the management of C's radiology (analysis of medical imaging of the body) findings was reasonable.
We considered that the care and treatment offered to C when they attended hospital was reasonable and we did not uphold this complaint.
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