Health

Patient experienced unnecessary pain during endoscopy

The Western Health Trust should have done more to ease a patient's discomfort during an endoscopy procedure.

We asked it to apologise, and to remind clinical staff of the importance of following guidelines on pain management, obtaining consent, and on communicating with patients and their families.

Category
Health & Social Care
Organisation
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Decision
Upheld
Case Reference
202002121
Issue Date
Format
  • ODT
  • PDF

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