Royal Infirmary staff were found to have committed a series of failures A PATIENT lost their life shortly after Glasgow medics failed to diagnose a bowel obstruction. Royal Infirmary staff instead put the individual, known only as A, under the knife for elective keyhole surgery to remove part of the intestine due to cancer. They died a short time later. Bosses at the Castle Street hospital have now been scolded by a watchdog, which found a string of failings from medics. These included a lack of CT scan, failure to recognise symptoms indicative of bowel obstruction, and continuing treatment unreasonably based on early X-ray findings of constipation.
The patient was initially diagnosed with a migraine by medics at the University Hospital Wishaw A PATIENT has been left blind in one eye after botched treatment in a Lanarkshire hospital, a watchdog has found. Medics at University Hospital Wishaw failed to properly diagnose the individual, known only as A, when they turned up to A&E with severe swelling behind their right pupil. After initially ruling out a stroke and sending the patient home with a migraine diagnosis, a similar pain was felt behind their left eye just two weeks later. Again, a migraine was blamed by Wishaw doctors. This was not accepted by A, who went to another hospital and eventually underwent laser eye surgery.
NHS Borders says it is very sorry for the care given to a patient who waited months for surgery and then got a blood infection. The patient, referred to as ‘C’, complained to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) that the care they received from the region’s health board was “unreasonable”. According to a report from the regulator, C waited several months for keyhole surgery for the removal of their gallbladder. NHS Borders said the delay was due to a lack of intensive care unit (ICU) beds. After undergoing the surgery, C did not improve and developed both a wound abscess – a painful swelling caused by a build-up of pus – and sepsis.
NHS Grampian issues apology as surgeon almost amputates wrong toe
Updated: 19/05/2021, 6:48 pm
NHS Grampian has been told to apologise after a patient who stepped on a rusty nail had to wait eight months for treatment – only for their surgeon to almost amputate the wrong toe.
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has asked the health board to make a number of changes, and provide evidence of them, following the incident at Woodend Hospital.
It received a complaint from someone, known only as C, on behalf of their parent, called patient A in its newly-published decision report.
After stepping on a rusty nail, A went to their GP and was then referred for treatment on their painful toe at Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen.