NHS Tayside has been ordered to apologise after it failed to properly investigate a woman's severe headache that turned out to be a fatal bleeding on her brain.

The woman was referred to Perth Royal Infirmary by her GP for a suspected brain aneurysm in January 2016.

But medics at the hospital felt her pain was being caused by "musculoskeletal" problems and sent her home without a CT scan.

After continuing to feel unwell, she was eventually re-admitted to hospital with signs of a subdural haematoma, a serious condition where blood collects between the brain and skull. She died on January 26.

The woman's husband raised a complaint with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Jim Martin, who said that it was likely her condition was treatable.

It could not be said if the relevant tests would have saved her life, the ombudsman said.

The health board said it accepted the ombudsman's findings.