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Medical Consent – Case Study

Consent is an important element of medical treatment for both patient and treating clinician. Participating in valid consent gives the patient access to the chosen medical treatment and gives the doctor the legal authority to proceed with the treatment. Consent must be: Voluntary – The decision to consent to medical treatment must be made by…

Medication Dispensing Error – Case Studies

Following on from our article about the inevitability of a medication dispensing error within community or hospital pharmacies, we share two case studies of matters we’ve settled.   Case Study – One The Claimant, a was a woman who had for a number of years received a repeat prescription of a specific hormone patch since…

Bowel Cancer – Case Study

The Claimant - a middle-aged man - attended his General Practitioner on multiple occasions over an extended period of time, reporting blood in his stools.