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... Claims General practice Successful Defence
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... Claims Casebook Successful Defence General practice
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 General practice Successful Defence
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... Decision Making Claims Competence Successful Defence
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... Successful Defence Casebook Scotland General practice Casebook
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 General practice Casebook Casebook Scotland
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 Successful Defence Casebook Scotland Casebook
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... Successful Defence General practice GP locum Prescribing Casebook Casebook Scotland
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... Casebook Scotland General practice Medical Records Dermatology Managing clinical risk Record keeping
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... Complaints Compliance Issues & conflict management New Doctor Investigations Successful Defence