A GP who failed to refer a woman on to a breast cancer specialist has been judged negligent after the woman died from the disease. Mr Justice Gray sitting at Winchester District Court ruled that Dr Sarah Tottle had failed in her duty to Sharon Adshead. He awarded her husband Martin £325,000 in damages plus his legal costs.
Link to Article
Additional Story
GP failed over cancer diagnosis - BBC Health News 25th October 2007
GP failed in her duty to victim of breast cancer - The Telegraph 26th October 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment