GP Claims

A General Practitioner will often have a long term relationship with a patient. General Practitioners assess a wide variety of medical conditions and, based on their knowledge, skill and experience, will either recommend treatment or make a decision to refer a patient for specialist help. As with all areas of clinical negligence, delay or failure to refer can have significant, long-lasting consequences for a patient and can, unfortunately, on rare occasions, be catastrophic.

Examples where claims might arise include:

• Failure to diagnose possible strokes/brain haemorrhages;

• Misdiagnosis;

• Failure to refer for emergency medical intervention, for example in the case of meningitis or cardiac arrest;

• Failure to refer to a specialist for investigation or treatment;

• Late diagnosis of a medical condition or injury;

• Failure to consider the results of investigations and act appropriately;

• Prescribing inappropriate medication leading to Injury;

• Failure in carrying out minor plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures.

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