GP breached patient rights by failing to re-refer woman with growing breast cancer
The Health and Disability Commissioner found a GP breached an 80-year-old woman's rights by not re-referring her to specialists as her breast cancer tumour grew and ulcerated over three years.
An 80-year-old woman's breast cancer tumour grew and ulcerated over a three-year period without her being re-referred to specialists. The Health and Disability Commissioner has upheld a complaint against her GP, finding the failure to re-refer breached her patient rights.
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GP breached patient rights after failing to re-refer woman with growing breast cancer
An 80-year-old woman whose breast cancer tumour grew and ulcerated over three years without being re-referred to specialists was let down by her GP, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.