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Decision Report 201807198

  • Case ref:
    201807198
  • Date:
    November 2019
  • Body:
    Borders NHS Board
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not upheld, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    clinical treatment / diagnosis

Summary

Mr C complained about the psychiatric care andtreatment he received from the board, specifically that he disagreed with thediagnosis given to him and also that prescribed medication had caused unwanted psychological and physical problems . Mr C also had concerns that his medical recordsdid not hold an accurate account of his views in relation to his treatment anddiagnosis. We found his records did hold this information. We tookadvice from a psychiatric adviser and found that the care and treatmentprovided to Mr C had been appropriate and reasonable. We did not uphold Mr C'scomplaint.

Updated: November 20, 2019