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- Failure to adequately monitor liver and lung function - 1 December 2007
A GP faced a claim for damages which alleged that his failure to carry out routine periodic blood tests on a patient prescribed long-term antibacterial treatment resulted in liver damage and other complications.
- Opthalmic case study - 1 December 2007
The following is a fictitious claim based on salient features of actual cases handled by the MDU on behalf of its members regarding opthalmic issues.
- Delay in diagnosing appendicitis - 1 June 2007
A GP received a letter of claim more than four years after a consultation, alleging he was negligent for failing to refer a patient with abdominal pain to hospital.
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