Overview
The complainant raised concerns that her mother should not have been given sedatives, that doctors should have diagnosed a stroke earlier than they did, that there were no nursing observations one night and that the clinical records were poor.
Specific complaints and conclusions
The complaints which have been investigated are:
- (a) inappropriate giving of sedatives (not upheld);
- (b) timing of a diagnosis of stroke (not upheld);
- (c) lack of nursing observations (not upheld); and
- (d) poor standard of clinical records (not upheld).
Redress and recommendations
The Ombudsman has no recommendations.