Case study - Expert evidence
...The patient alleges that Dr A's delay in making a referral allowed the tumour to progress from stage 1 to stage 2 but the expert disagrees...
Case study - Unseen complication
...It is alleged that the use of thermal energy during the prostate surgery was unsafe and caused a rectal injury...
Case study - Colleague intervention
...The patient accuses the specialty trainee of failing to "challenge or correct" the consultant during the consultation...
Unstable implant
...Mr W demands he be refunded for the cost of his implant which he says is unstable and has required repeated tightening...
Dizzy episodes
...Immediate surgery around the time of the first consultation would not have made a difference to Mr K’s long-term prognosis, as (on the balance of probabilities) the tumour would still not have been completely resected given its diffuse nature...
Case study Patient warning letter
...Ms G warns Mr L that any further abusive behaviour would leave them with no choice but to de-register him from the practice...
Case study: Dizzy episodes
...Immediate surgery around the time of the first consultation would not have made a difference to Mr K’s long-term prognosis, as (on the balance of probabilities) the tumour would still not have been completely resected given its diffuse nature..
Case study: RTA disclosure
A few months later Ms G writes to the practice complaining that Dr T has breached doctor-patient confidentiality by disclosing her full medical record instead of only the section relating to the RTA injuries
Bone loss
...It is alleged that Dr W neglected to secure informed consent for the procedure and failed to provide an adequate standard of treatment...
Concerned loved one
...David claims that Dr L disregarded his welfare power of attorney in regard to treatment decisions in the care of his father....