Medical case study: Vaccine error
...Dr M administers the vaccine but later realises he has given the patient the wrong one...
Long-term diazepam prescription
...Dr H prescribes the drug weekly despite complaints by Mr C that he runs out of medication by the weekend...
Case study: An inconvenient “mole”
...It is alleged that Dr J failed to consider a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma and refer the patient for further investigations...
Case study: Long-term diazepam prescription
...Dr H prescribes the drug weekly despite complaints by Mr C that he runs out of medication by the weekend...
Case study: Back pain
...The letter claims that had Mr U been referred to hospital after the first follow-up consultation he would have likely undergone an emergency MRI scan which would have identified a paracentral disc protrusion compressing the cauda equina...
Genetic disclosure
...Genetic testing has revealed a chromosomal abnormality which could lead to serious health effects in her family, but Mrs R is estranged from her children and refuses to inform them...
Missed meningitis
...The letter of claim states that that the baby was exhibiting a considerable number of symptoms associated with meningitis and was discharged with a “dangerously high” heart rate...
Medical case study: Change in bowel habit
...Mr J alleges that the surgeon failed to appreciate the nature of her symptoms and initiate a colonoscopy or contrast imaging in an appropriate timeframe...
Medical case study: A glass too many
...Dr B has been out with friends at the pub and later on the drive home she is stopped at a police checkpoint and breathalysed...
Case study: Genetic disclosure
...Genetic testing has revealed a chromosomal abnormality which could lead to serious health effects in her family, but Mrs R is estranged from her children and refuses to inform them....