Case study: Failure to refer
...Mr L complains of abdominal pain but Dr W forgets to action the referral...
Case study: Perforated tooth
...The patient suffers bleeding during root canal treatment and a small perforation is found...
HRT error
Medical case study
Failed crown
...The post-operative radiograph in this case shows that the crown margin finished on composite core material rather than sound tooth and with an obvious gap....
Hernia repair
...The letter of claim alleges that Mr K was not informed that he would be undergoing open surgery, nor was there any discussion of the risks/benefits of the procedure...
Perforated tooth
...Mr G claims to have not been made aware of potential complications prior to RCT; nor did the dentist inform him of the significant bleeding during the procedure...
Case study - Hernia repair
...Mr K claims he was unaware he'd be undergoing open surgery and did not understand the risks...
Case files
Medical case studies
Bad news by phone
...Conscious that urgent action was needed to avoid a poorer outcome for the patient, Dr D felt she had no other option but to phone Mrs K and inform her of the results...
Whitening complaint
...Mr M undergoes the in-surgery whitening procedure and expresses his immediate dissatisfaction with the results...