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Investigation Report 200603030

  • Report no:
    200603030
  • Date:
    November 2007
  • Body:
    Lothian NHS Board
  • Sector:
    Health

Overview

The complainant (Miss C) raised concerns that she received an inadequate medical examination at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on 21 December 2005 when she presented with a foot injury.

Specific complaint and conclusion

The complaint which has been investigated is that the medical examination which Miss C received at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on 21 December 2005 was inadequate (not upheld).

Redress and recommendation

The Ombudsman has no recommendations to make.

Updated: December 11, 2018