Delays in treatment prolonged patient's recovery
The Belfast Trust should have arranged for an earlier CT scan and carried out emergency bowel surgery when a patient’s condition deteriorated.
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We asked the Trust to apologise to the patient.
We also asked it to check if the proper procedure was followed on other occasions when patients showed confusion at the point of discharge.
| Category | Health & Social Care
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| Organisation | Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
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| Decision | Upheld
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| Case Reference |
202005575
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