GP failure to refer claims* often happen when the GP does not examine the patient thoroughly or look at medical notes when making a diagnosis. Your GP is often the first medical professional you meet; you rely on them to treat you correctly.<\/span><\/p>\nFailure to refer by a GP can be:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>
Failure to refer you to a hospital consultant<\/div><\/li>
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Failure to refer you for blood tests and other standard tests<\/div><\/li>
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Failure to refer you for cancer screening<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
You can make a failure to refer medical negligence claim against your GP.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span>Hospital consultant failure to refer claims*<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The hospital consultant failure to refer claims* can follow an initial diagnosis by a GP or other doctor. The hospital consultant should look at your notes and decide whether to send you for further tests or to see another consultant.<\/span><\/p>\nTypes of failure to refer malpractice by hospital consultants:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>
Failure to refer you for a scan, X-ray or an MRI<\/div><\/li>
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Failure to refer you for further treatment<\/div><\/li>
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Failure to refer you to see another specialist to make a diagnosis<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
PBN medical negligence solicitors can look at the details of the failure to refer claim*.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span>Oncologist failure to refer claims*<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Oncologist failure to refer claims* can have a severe effect on your cancer treatment, and delays in beginning cancer treatment can make your illness worse.<\/span><\/p>\nYour oncologist should read your medical records, refer you for further tests and refer you to another specialist if necessary.<\/span><\/p>\nA failure to refer by an oncologist can cause a missed diagnosis of cancer and allow a cancer to spread before treatment begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>