NHS Grampian to apologise for error
NHS Grampian has been told to apologise after a health visitor failed to properly monitor the health of a baby with a brain condition. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman told the health board to improve training.
They upheld the complaint of a mother who complained about the monitoring of her baby daughter, who had hydrocephalus, which sees a build-up of fluid on the brain.
An independent expert noted failures in recording and interpreting the baby girl’s head circumference.