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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Paul Behan

Seriously ill patient discharged from NHS Ayrshire & Arran hospital into taxi wearing nightwear when they were 'not clinically fit' to leave

Staff at an NHS Ayrshire & Arran hospital discharged a seriously ill patient into the back of a taxi — still in their nightwear — when the patient was “not clinically fit” to leave.

Medics also “missed opportunities” to diagnose the tragic patient’s kidney failure.

The revelations are among a raft of failures identified following an investigation by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO).

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