A health board has been ordered to apologise following the death of a woman from sepsis.

The 53-year-old, who has not been named, died while being treated for cancer at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in 2016.

NHS Grampian denied it had done anything wrong by not giving the woman antibiotics before carrying out the procedure which led to her infection.

However, during an investigation into her death it emerged the hospital's guidelines did recommend prescribing them.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO), which carried out the inquiry following a complaint from the woman's daughter, said antibiotics might have prevented her getting sepsis.

It criticised NHS Grampian for failing to prescribe the drugs and also for not apologising to the woman's family.

The SPSO has ordered the health board to apologise and review its policies on prescribing antibiotics.

An NHS Grampian spokeswoman said: "We have accepted the ombudsman's recommendations and will implement them in full. This report will be shared in full with the relevant clinical staff.

"We will apologise unreservedly to the family for the areas where our care has fallen short of the high standards we would expect."​​​