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NHS Fife has apologised over the care of a dying cancer patient after being criticised by a medical watchdog.
The man?s widow, who asked to remain anonymous, said her 54-year-old husband was left in severe pain.
She said the father-of-two was also told while being treated at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy he would not be resuscitated because his illness was terminal.
She lodged six complaints, of which five were upheld by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). Among the SPSO?s 10 recommendations was an instruction that NHS Fife should issue a written apology.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/lo...gises-for-dying-man-s-diabolical-care-1.69095
The man?s widow, who asked to remain anonymous, said her 54-year-old husband was left in severe pain.
She said the father-of-two was also told while being treated at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy he would not be resuscitated because his illness was terminal.
She lodged six complaints, of which five were upheld by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). Among the SPSO?s 10 recommendations was an instruction that NHS Fife should issue a written apology.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/lo...gises-for-dying-man-s-diabolical-care-1.69095