SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Not Upheld

A Medical Practice in the Grampian NHS Board area

201603468 · Health › appointments / admissions (delay / cancellation / waiting lists) · Decision date: 01 February 2017

Full Decision

Summary

Mrs C complained that when she phoned the medical practice for an appointment, she was given neither an appointment nor a phone consultation.

We looked at the practice's records and took independent advice from a GP adviser. As there was no audio recording of the phone calls, we could not determine what was said. There was no evidence that Mrs C was not taken seriously when she was unwell, and we found that she saw a GP the day after she phoned the practice. We did not find that practice staff failed to respond to Mrs C's request for a medical consultation in a reasonable manner and therefore we did not uphold Mrs C's complaint.

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