TWO grieving daughters from Port Glasgow have lodged formal complaints over the death of their father whom they claim was overdosed and 'badly' let down by the NHS.

Iris and Janice Potter have raised actions with Greater Glasgow & Clyde health board and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman over a series of alleged blunders.

The sisters claim their 79-year-old dad, Stewart, was told he had stage-four prostate cancer with only weeks to live in September 2020 and that they should consider palliative care.

But Mr Potter — who had originally gone to his GP because he was suffering from depression during lockdown — returned to his home and continued to live normally until January 2021 when he had to go into hospital after a fall.

His daughters say they were advised that he was too ill to be operated on, but less than 24 hours later their dad was undergoing hip surgery.

They claim they were told that Mr Potter was up and about in the days following the operation, yet when they visited him they discovered that he was immobile after another fall.

The sisters also claim that their dad was being overdosed with an injection of 240ml of hormone therapy Degarelix, which is used on prostate cancer patients.

Iris Potter told the Telegraph: "It is so hard to process what happened, as we feel our dad was let down so badly.

"To go from a fit and healthy man to someone who had to lie in a bed and have everything done for him was so devastating to watch.

"It's hard to say what the worst part of it all is, it kept going from bad to worse."

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Ms Potter added: "We feel that if more care had been taken, maybe our dad could still be here today.

"I've lost weight and been riddled with anxiety over it, we feel like we have let him down.

"We want to speak out and share his story in case this is happening to other people too."

She and sister Janice also say that their dad's medical records gave his gender as 'unknown' and that he was an ex-smoker and problem drinker.

They categorically refute these assertions.

Janice Potter said: "Had we not done our own research, we would not have known he was being given the incorrect medication dosage or about the details on his medical records.

"We found out that dad was supposed to get an initial dosage of 240ml of Degarelix and it was to drop to 80ml, but it was never updated and they were giving him too much, which had major side effects.

"Nobody will hold their hands up and admit they were wrong."

The sisters have also asked why no biopsy or further tests were carried out to confirm whether their father had prostate cancer or not.

They say that medical professionals have stated that Mr Potter did not demonstrate signs and symptoms of someone with the disease.

Both women say the family felt pressured into agreeing to a 'do not resuscitate' note, despite trying to resist.

Since October 2021, when Mr Potter passed away, his daughters have been looking for answers from NHS GGC and the SPSO.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman's office says it 'cannot comment on ongoing casework'.

A spokesperson for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde said: "We do appreciate that this would have been a distressing time for the Potter family and would like to pass on our condolences to them.

"We cannot discuss the circumstances of any individual patient's care, but our dedicated staff work hard to provide the highest standard of patient-centred care possible at all times.

"Our teams worked tirelessly to do this throughout the pandemic, during a time of extreme pressure on services."