A health board has apologised for failings in its care of a patient who died days after being "unreasonably discharged" from hospital.
The patient, who needed regular treatment for a blood condition, was taken to accident and emergency at Caithness General Hospital in Wick after falling ill.
They were discharged home on the same day, but days later were unwell again and died after being flown to Aberdeen. A watchdog has upheld a complaint from the patient's family.The Scottish Public Service Ombudsman (SPSO) said the patient was unreasonably discharged home from Caithness General as they should have been referred for emergency platelet treatment.The patient, who has not been named, had required regular platelet treatment after being