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NHS Highland has apologised for failures in its care and treatment of a 92-year-old man in the weeks leading up to his death.
The man, who has not been named, was a patient of Skye's Dr MacKinnon Memorial Hospital from 31 May 2010 until he died on 4 June the same year.
A watchdog has upheld a complaint that staff failed to treat his constipation and later complications appropriately.
The health board's communication with his family was also deemed ineffective.
The watchdog, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman's Office, has made a number of recommendations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21520931
The man, who has not been named, was a patient of Skye's Dr MacKinnon Memorial Hospital from 31 May 2010 until he died on 4 June the same year.
A watchdog has upheld a complaint that staff failed to treat his constipation and later complications appropriately.
The health board's communication with his family was also deemed ineffective.
The watchdog, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman's Office, has made a number of recommendations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21520931