Articles and features 19/05/2020 Successful defence against secondary victim claim Preview Article Successful defence against secondary victim claim Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Joseph McCaughley, Litigation Solicitor at Medical Protection, looks at his recent successful defence of a member against a secondary victim claim for psychiatric injury. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Successful Defence General practice Claims
Case report 11/10/2019 A routine referral? Preview Article A routine referral? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview When a routine optician appointment identifies papilloedema, Mrs T makes a claim against her GP for not giving her an earlier urgent referral. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Casebook Claims Successful Defence
Case report 01/10/2019 Alleged missed case of ovarian cancer goes to trial Preview Article Alleged missed case of ovarian cancer goes to trial Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Radiology Successful Defence Claims
Case report 01/10/2019 A troublesome lump Preview Article A troublesome lump Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Successful Defence General practice
Articles and features 16/08/2019 Medical Protection successfully defends GP practice in fatal sepsis case Preview Article Medical Protection successfully defends GP practice in fatal sepsis case Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Medical Protection litigation solicitor Suzanne Tate looks at a claim involving a missed diagnosis of sepsis and the work of Medical Protection in successfully defending seven GP members Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Successful Defence Competence Decision Making
Case report 26/10/2017 Diagnosis pneumonia out of hours Preview Article Diagnosis pneumonia out of hours Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr B was a 31-year-old man with three children. His mother was staying with him over the weekend because he was in bed coughing and shivering. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Casebook Successful Defence General practice
Case report 26/10/2017 Undescended testis Preview Article Undescended testis Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview 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. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Successful Defence Casebook Scotland Casebook General practice
Case report 26/10/2017 Lost in translation Preview Article Lost in translation Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs S, a 27-year-old Romanian woman who lived with her husband in the UK, became pregnant and presented to her local GP surgery to commence antenatal care. Mrs S did not speak English and usually brought a family member with her to interpret. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General Surgery Casebook Scotland Casebook Successful Defence
Case report 05/05/2015 Fatal condition Preview Article Fatal condition Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs J, a 62-year-old housewife, did not visit her GP often. However, she consulted Dr D with a two-week history of coryzal symptoms. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Prescribing Casebook Scotland Casebook Managing clinical risk Successful Defence
Case report 05/05/2015 A malignant lesion Preview Article A malignant lesion Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr M, a 44-year-old architect, attended his GP, Dr C, for a skin check. Dr C diagnosed a papilloma on his right chest wall as well as a seborrhoeic keratosis skin lesion of the upper left arm. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Successful Defence Dermatology Record keeping General practice GP locum
Articles and features 26/09/2014 Everything you need to know about negligence claims Preview Article Everything you need to know about negligence claims Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview MPS Claims Manager Ashley Dee, who is based in our Edinburgh office, explains the claims process step-by-step and what it means for you Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Complaints Generic Medicine Successful Defence New Doctor Issues & conflict management
Case report 14/09/2014 High expectations Preview Article High expectations Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr O was a 24-year-old man who had just enjoyed a holiday overseas. On the return journey he started vomiting. The nausea and vomiting continued after he arrived home and he began to lose weight because of it. When his symptoms did not abate he made an appointment with his GP. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Successful Defence Complaints Managing clinical risk Diagnosis Casebook
Case report 14/09/2014 Who’s to blame? Preview Article Who’s to blame? Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs B, 40 years old, was referred by her optician to see an ophthalmologist, Mr F, because of concerns about possible raised intraocular pressure and right-sided amblyopia. Mr F confirmed the diagnosis of right-sided amblyopia, found her to have normal intraocular pressure and documented some visual field loss in both eyes, which he considered was performance-related. He advised reassessment in six months but the patient did not attend for follow-up. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Casebook Endocrinology Successful Defence Medical Records Ophthalmology
Case report 15/05/2014 Headaches and hypertension Preview Article Headaches and hypertension Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr J was 43 and unemployed. He developed headaches and complained that sunshine hurt his eyes and he was bothered by noise. He made an appointment with his GP, Dr A, explaining that he had tried over-the-counter painkillers but that they did not help when he had one of his pounding headaches. Dr A documented Mr J had presented with headaches with some features of migraine and prescribed some tramadol... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Negligence Neurology & Neurosurgery Casebook Managing clinical risk Competence Successful Defence
Case report 01/09/2013 A weekend of back pain Preview Article A weekend of back pain Time to read article: 6 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs P was a 42-year-old housewife who lived with her husband, daughter and their first grandchild. She had suffered with chronic lower back pain for many years, which was helped by regular paracetamol. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Managing clinical risk Orthopaedics Record keeping Casebook Successful Defence
Case report 01/09/2010 A recognised complication Preview Article A recognised complication Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs F was a 38-year-old secretary who was pregnant for the first time. She had no significant past medical history of note. Her pregnancy had been uneventful, but a glucose tolerance test at 28 weeks confirmed that she had gestational diabetes and was treated appropriately. She went into labour spontaneously at 37 weeks. The first stage of the labour progressed well; however, the second stage of labour was prolonged. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Successful Defence Obstetrics & Gynaecology Record keeping
Case report 01/05/2010 Unrealistic expectations Preview Article Unrealistic expectations Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Twenty-year-old Miss D was referred to orthopaedic consultant Mr A for assessment of an old clavicle fracture. Two years previously, Miss D had sustained a clavicle fracture after falling off her bike. This injury was treated in a different hospital in a conservative way, using a collar and cuff sling. In the early follow-up period, she moved to her current address and she was lost to further review. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Orthopaedics Successful Defence Managing clinical risk Cosmetic Surgery Consent Record keeping
Case report 01/05/2010 Casting stones Preview Article Casting stones Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs F was a 28-year-old teacher with two children. She had been fit and healthy for most of her life, but had seen her GP, Dr T, four times in two years with urinary symptoms. At each visit she complained of discomfort passing urine and of needing to pass urine with increased frequency. She had also noted that the urine had a “strong smell”. She had never felt particularly unwell with these symptoms and had not been feverish or suffered with loin problems... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Diagnosis Successful Defence Managing clinical risk General practice
Case report 01/09/2009 Not just another headache Preview Article Not just another headache Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr Q, a 40-year-old man, booked an emergency appointment to see Dr A. He presented with a severe headache. He told Dr A that it had come on suddenly and was very worried as to the cause, as he had not experienced a headache like it before. He had a history of tension headaches and had been seen and investigated by a neurologist during the past year to rule out other causes of his recurrent headaches. Mr Q also had a long history of anxiety and panic attacks. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Successful Defence GP locum General practice Diagnosis
Case report 01/01/2009 A growing problem Preview Article A growing problem Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview The right of Sandy Anthony to be identified as the author of the text of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Successful Defence Neurology & Neurosurgery
Case report 05/01/2007 A nose for trouble Preview Article A nose for trouble Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Ms C, a 30-year-old hotel receptionist, went privately to see Mr T, a plastic surgeon to discuss surgery to change the appearance of her nose. She had been unhappy with its appearance for a number of years, and finally decided to have a rhinoplasty. Mr T explained the risks and benefits of the operation as well as the limitations of surgery. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Cosmetic Surgery Managing clinical risk Successful Defence
Case report 01/09/2006 A typical presentation of heart disease Preview Article A typical presentation of heart disease Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs F, a florist, had been diagnosed with hypertension while still in her twenties. She was a frequent attender at her GP practice, often seeing the practice principal, Dr W. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Diagnosis Record keeping Successful Defence Managing clinical risk General practice
Case report 01/05/2006 Trophic ulcer leads to foot amputation Preview Article Trophic ulcer leads to foot amputation Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Successful Defence GP locum Emergency Medicine
Case report 01/11/2005 Out on a limb Preview Article Out on a limb Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr A, a bricklayer in his forties, became unwell with a bout of vomiting and some chest pain. He went to the emergency department of his local hospital. He was diagnosed as suffering from musculo-skeletal chest pain caused by retching and discharged on diclofenac. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Negligence Managing clinical risk GP locum Successful Defence