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Decision Report 201701694

  • Case ref:
    201701694
  • Date:
    August 2018
  • Body:
    Golden Jubilee National Hospital
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not upheld, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    clinical treatment / diagnosis

Summary

Mr C complained on behalf of his late wife (Mrs A) about a decision by staff at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital not to perform a heart transplant on her. Mr C highlighted that Mrs A had been working to lose weight so she could potentially receive a heart transplant. Mr C was concerned that Mrs A was not given the opportunity to be included in the major decision made not to allow her a transplant.

We took independent advice from a consultant cardiologist. We found that there was evidence to support that much consideration had been given to the heart transplant and that Mr C and Mrs A had been reasonably involved in the decision making. We did not uphold the complaint.

Updated: December 2, 2018