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Case ref:201707407
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Date:April 2019
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Body:Lothian NHS Board - Acute Division
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment / diagnosis
Summary
Mr C, an MSP, complained on behalf of his constituent (Mrs A) about the decision taken by the board not to offer Mrs A surgery to her wrist. Mr C said that the board had not reached the decision based on full information.
We took independent advice from a consultant plastic and hand surgeon (a surgeon who repairs or reconstructs missing or damaged tissue and skin). We found that the decision not to offer surgery was reasonable and had been made by a number of experienced surgeons together in a mutlidisciplinary setting. Therefore, we did not uphold the complaint.