Scots medics probed after elderly patient died in agony following allergic reaction to treatment
dailyrecord.co.ukThree senior members of hospital staff are being probed by a nursing watchdog over the death of an elderly patient. Eddie McCluskey, 88, died in agony at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock after being given seven doses of a drug containing penicillin – to which he was allergic.
The medication caused his body to break out in a painful rash that his family said resembled third degree burns. Health chiefs told the family no staff member made the link between the rash and drug, but a Record probe last year found a nurse did make the connection but was overruled.
Last night, a spokeswoman for the family said: “Greater Glasgow amd Clyde Health Board called us in for a chat after the story appeared in the Record but basically everything we asked was ‘under investigation’ and they couldn’t discuss it.
Now we hope we will get the truth.” A Significant Incident Review after Eddie’s death graded the incident “extreme” but failed to mention a nurse had raised the possibility of a drug allergy after spotting a rash on his groin.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
