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Case ref:201700707
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Date:September 2018
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Body:Highland NHS Board
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment / diagnosis
Summary
Ms C complained about the care and treatment provided to her late partner (Mr A) during his time as an in-patient at New Craigs Psychiatric Hospital and after his discharge. Ms C was concerned that the potential physical causes of Mr A's psychosis (a mental health problem that causes people to perceive or interpret things differently from those around them) were not appropriately investigated, and that the approach taken to his anti-psychotic medication was unreasonable.
We took independent advice from a psychiatrist. We found that the potential physical causes of Mr A's psychosis were reasonably investigated. We also found that the anti-psychotic medication Mr A was given was appropriate and necessary for his recovery, and that it was appropriate to continue Mr A on this medication after his discharge. We did not uphold Ms C's complaints.