Decision Report 201700761

Summary

Mr C complained on behalf of his wife (Mrs A). Mr C complained that, when his wife attended the accident and emergency department at Gilbert Bain Hospital following a fall, she was not given appropriate care and treatment. Mr C also complained that the GPs at Mrs A's GP practice did not provide her with appropriate care and treatment for problems that she had with her legs, and that staff attitudes towards Mrs A at the practice were unreasonable.

We took independent advice from a consultant in emergency medicine and from a GP adviser. We found that, when Mrs A attended the accident and emergency department following her fall, a full and thorough history and assessment were carried out. We considered that the care and treatment provided to her were reasonable. We also found that the care given to Mrs A for the problems with her legs by the GP practice was reasonable, and that there was no evidence that the attitude of practice staff towards Mrs A was unreasonable. We did not uphold Mr C's complaints.