Summary
C spent time in hospital for their mental health. C complained about how the board had managed their prescriptions and about the lack of treatment for their physical symptoms of migraines and hand/arm injuries.
We took independent advice from a consultant psychiatrist adviser. We found that C’s perspective was recorded in contemporaneous notes, that they had requested a change of medication and that their doctor agreed to the trial of an alternative. C’s consent was regularly sought and this was good practice. The evidence suggested that C’s reports of physical symptoms were also properly investigated and that C was offered appropriate pain relief for their migraines. As such, we did not uphold the complaints.
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