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Failure to remove a swab leads to months of problems for a patient
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Miss Y, 37 years old, was known to have bilateral ovarian endometrial cysts treated at the time of a laparotomy by Mr D, consultant gynaecologist. For several years she had been regularly followed up and repeat scans had showed recurrence of her cysts, which were managed with dydrogesterone.
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Flu vaccine - supporting public health initiatives
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Medical Protection actively supports public health initiatives involving the vaccination of susceptible groups in the community, including the flu vaccine.
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Missed bowel perforation leads to complications and a large settlement
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A woman is seen by a consultant gynaecologist, scheduled to have a diagnostic laparoscopy and her copper IUD removed. After the laparoscopy the woman is in pain, which worsens as a diagnosis is missed.
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Issues arise after leaving a patient in someone else’s care
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Nausea and weight loss – what’s the cause?
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Dr W faces a regulatory hearing after a delayed diagnosis – find out how record-keeping helped the defence.
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Questioning your consultant
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A disagreement between a specialty trainee and her consultant lies at the heart of a regulatory hearing following a patient’s death.
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Who else is in the room?
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A patient undergoing a colonoscopy claims her modesty is disregarded during the procedure. What did Medical Protection do to tackle this allegation?
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Wrongly reassured over benign cyst
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Mrs D presents to her GP Dr N with a long-standing lesion on her scalp. Dr N removes it but what has he missed?
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A sight for sore eyes
Time to read article: 4 mins
Ophthalmologist Dr P receives a claim alleging poor consent and technique – but is that the real cause?
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