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Surgical emphysema in the neck leads to a claim

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05 June 2020
- Complications
- Anaesthetics
- Claims
- Casebook
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Alleged missed case of ovarian cancer goes to trial

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01 October 2019
- Diagnosis
- Claims
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Could it be cauda equina?

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01 October 2019
- Claims
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A rare diagnosis that seemed common

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01 October 2019
- Intervention & Management
- Investigations
- Claims
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A troublesome lump

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01 October 2019
- General Practice
- Claims
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Fifteen years of urinary tract infections – what’s the cause?

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01 October 2019
- Claims
- Casebook
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A routine referral?

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02 September 2019
- Claims
- Casebook
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Initial management of an itchy skin rash

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30 May 2019
- Claims
- Investigations
- Dermatology
- Successful Defence
- Defence
- delay
- Referral
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Strong record-keeping – strong defence

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19 July 2018

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Undescended testis

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02 August 2017

Baby LM was taken to see his GP, Dr E for his six week check. During this examination Dr E noted that his left testis was in the scrotum but his right testis was palpable in the canal. He asked LM’s mother to bring him back for review in a month.

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Stretch marks and steroids

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26 July 2017

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Missed meningitis

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19 July 2017

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Diagnosing pneumonia

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19 July 2017

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A persistent headache

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05 May 2015
- Successful Defence
- General Practice
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Fatal condition

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05 May 2015
- Successful Defence
- General Practice
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High expectations

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14 September 2014
- Successful Defence
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A cannula complication

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14 September 2014
- Successful Defence
- Anaesthetics
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Who’s to blame?

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14 September 2014
- Successful Defence
- Ophthalmology
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The elusive diagnosis

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14 September 2014
- Successful Defence
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A pain in the knee

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14 September 2014

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Complications of colonoscopy

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01 May 2014
- Successful Defence
- General Surgery
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Wrong drug, no negligence

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01 May 2014
- Successful Defence
- Anaesthetics
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Nervous about neurosarcoidosis

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01 May 2014
- Successful Defence
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Headaches and hypertension

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01 May 2014
- Successful Defence
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An expert eye

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01 January 2014
- Successful Defence
- Orthopaedics
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An unexpected pregnancy

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01 January 2014
- Successful Defence
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The twisted knee

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01 January 2014
- Successful Defence
- Orthopaedics
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Patient confusion: Patient claim

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01 January 2014
- Successful Defence
- Urology
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A tear during delivery

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01 January 2014
- Successful Defence
- Obstetrics
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The twisted knee

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01 January 2014
- Successful Defence
- Orthopaedics
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It’s all about consent

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01 September 2013
- Successful Defence
- Urology
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An unavoidable amputation

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01 September 2013
- Successful Defence
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Managing patient expectations

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01 May 2013
- Successful Defence
- Neurosurgery
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A frozen shoulder

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01 September 2012
- Successful Defence
- Orthopaedics
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A complication, not negligence

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01 September 2012
- Successful Defence
- Neurosurgery
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An error that did not cause harm

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01 September 2012
- Successful Defence
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A pain in the leg

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01 September 2012
- Successful Defence
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Trouble behind her back

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01 May 2012
- Successful Defence
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More than a bruise

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01 January 2012
- Successful Defence
- Emergency Medicine
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Right patient – wrong sample

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01 January 2012
- Successful Defence
- Gastroenterology
- Histopathology
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A recognised complication

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01 September 2010
- Successful Defence
- Obstetrics
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Cooking up trouble

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01 September 2007
- Successful Defence
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Arterial embolism

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01 August 2005
- Successful Defence
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An aspiration to gain compensation

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01 May 2005
- Successful Defence
- General Medicine
- Anaesthetics
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Scarred for life?

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01 May 2005
- Successful Defence
- Orthopaedics
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He did his best

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01 November 2004
- Successful Defence
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Spinal cord infarction

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01 August 2004
- Successful Defence
- Neurology
- Anaesthetics
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Complications happen

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01 May 2004
- Successful Defence
- Orthopaedics
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If only we had the gift of foresight

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01 May 2004
- Successful Defence
- Obstetrics
- Gynaecology
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No knuckling under

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01 May 2004
- Successful Defence
- Radiology
- Orthopaedics
- Emergency Medicine
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Minor surgery

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01 February 2004
- Successful Defence
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Nobody's perfect

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01 February 2004
- Successful Defence
- Orthopaedics
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Reconstructing the past

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01 February 2004
- Successful Defence
- Gastroenterology
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One in the eye for spurious litigation

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01 November 2003
- Successful Defence
- Paediatrics
- Ophthalmology
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Supporting good practice

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01 November 2003
- Successful Defence
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Maybe malaria

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01 August 2003
- Successful Defence
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