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National
Sarah Vesty

Scots cancer patient died three weeks after diagnosis as health board rapped for testing delays

A Scots health board has been ordered to apologise to the family of a cancer patient who died three weeks after being diagnosed.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) found there were “missed opportunities” to carry out vital tests at University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie.

The patient had been ill for around five months, with multiple hospital attendances and admissions, as they battled for answers.

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