Missed Diagnosis/Referral Delay
When symptoms are missed and a delay in referral takes place this can make the outcome worse for the patient than it might have been and a clinical negligence claim may be possible.
The cases that the TSP team have worked on include:
- A delay in diagnosing (and therefore referring to Hospital) a Deep Vein Thrombosis in a patient who had very recently undergone surgery
- A delay in referring a patient for further gynaecological tests resulting in delay in diagnosing cervical cancer
- Failure to refer for breast screening following cancer resulting in delayed diagnosis of the cancer having returned
- Failure to spot an ectopic pregnancy resulting in the removal of a fallopian tube
- Missed testicular torsion resulting in the removal of a testicle
Case studies
All Clinical Negligence case studies
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- Compensation amount: Investigations Ongoing
- Case type: GP & Community Nursing
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- Case type: GP & Community Nursing Gynaecology / Female Issues
Case study
- Compensation amount: £5,000
- Case type: GP & Community Nursing
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- Stacey Anderson
- Associate, Chartered Legal Executive
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- Hasina Choudhury
- Deputy Head of Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury
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- Steve Webb
- Head of Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury
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- Julie Webb
- Paralegal
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- Kim Huggins
- Associate Solicitor
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- Paul Bromley
- Medical Claims Advisor
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- Jodie Wilson
- Professional Support Paralegal