SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Not Upheld

A Medical Practice, Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board

201101063 · Health › clinical treatment; diagnosis · Decision date: 01 March 2012

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Summary

Miss C was diagnosed by hospital consultants as having fibromyalgia, neurological functional disorder and probable Crohn's disease. She complained that her GP did not accept these diagnoses and subsequently failed to provide treatment for them. In particular, she complained that her GP deleted a range of medications from her prescription list without good cause.

We found that Miss C's GP was not convinced by the diagnoses, but provided treatment in line with recommendations from various consultants. Medication was also withdrawn in line with specialist opinion. We did not consider it unreasonable for the GP to express his concern about the diagnoses to Miss C given that her treatment progressed appropriately.

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