PATIENT WITH ACTIVE PLASMSA CELL CANCER-MULTIPLE MYELOMA- WAS REFERRED TO ONCOLOGIST. IN ERROR NON-URGENT SQUARE WAS TICKED BY RECEPTIONIST. MD HAD FAILED TO TICK CORRECT 'URGENT' BOX. ERROR WAS DISCOVRED AFTER A WEEK WHEN THERE WAS NO APPOINTMENT GIVEN. PATIENT DID NOT COMPLAIN TO CPSO.
CONSULT LETTER FROM UNIVERSITY CLINIC TOOK TWO YEARS TO REACH GP. LASIX HAD BEEN REDUCED FROM DAILY TO 3 X WEEK. APART FROM RAISED URIC ACID THERE WERE NO SERIOUS RESULTS. SECRERTARY JHAD TYPED WRONG ADDRESS OF GP.. LETTER WAS NOT SIGNED; A COMMON DANGEROUS HABIT
PERSIONAL INJURY LAWYERS ON CONTINGENCY PAYMENT EAGER TO MAKE CLAIMS WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO DEFEND,
