The Western Trust’s failure to give a patient an MRI test caused her to experience prolonged pain and unnecessarily delayed treatment of her endometriosis.
The Board of Governors of a secondary school should have set up a sub-committee to investigate a complaint about whether a pupil’s A Level grades were estimated fairly.
We found that a medical assessment performed during a home visit was carried out in line with good medical practice, but that the GP should have recorded what had been discussed with the patient and her family, and what they should do if her symptoms did not improve.