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SCOTLAND?S public services watchdog has raised concerns about the care of vulnerable adults in Scotland?s hospitals following complaints about patient treatment.
The move came after the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman upheld a complaint about a ?flawed decision? to remove a feeding tube from a woman with Down?s syndrome, who later died from further illness.
Officials from the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland have now been asked to investigate the complaint in what the ombudsman said was an ?injustice? to the 55-year-old patient, who had learning disabilities and severe dementia.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/injustice-to-vulnerable-nhs-patient-slammed-1-3013184
The move came after the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman upheld a complaint about a ?flawed decision? to remove a feeding tube from a woman with Down?s syndrome, who later died from further illness.
Officials from the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland have now been asked to investigate the complaint in what the ombudsman said was an ?injustice? to the 55-year-old patient, who had learning disabilities and severe dementia.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/injustice-to-vulnerable-nhs-patient-slammed-1-3013184