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• 32 Year Old Died From A Heart Attack Misdiagnosed As Asthma
  The 32 year old male attended his doctor in October 14 and during the consultation was offered an inhaler designed for smokers. 24 hours later the man died from heart failure.
• Boy who caught meningitis as a newborn to receive a seven figure sum
  Delay in giving treatment to new born with meningitis causes cerebral palsy
• Broken Neck Misdiagnosed As Muscle Damage
  Hospital staff at Southampton General Hospital diagnosed muscle damage after reviewing a man’s X-rays which later turned out to be a broken neck.
• Child Died After Hospital Sent Her Home
  A six-year-old girl died from meningitis and sepsis after doctors dismissed her from hospital
• Diabetes Type 3c Misdiagnosed As Type 2
  Type 3c diabetes is caused when either the pancreas becomes inflamed or part of the pancreas is removed. Medics often misdiagnose type 3c for type 2 a new study finds.
• Doctor Admits He Did Not Read Notes Of Patient Who Later Died From PE
  A 25 year old woman from Kent died from a pulmonary embolism after a doctor claimed he did not see the medical notes of the patient but his handwritten notes were found on the medical records.
• Doctor’s Manslaughter Ruling Could be Followed by Striking off
  At a hearing before the MPTS (Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service) the doctor’s fitness to practice was found to be below an acceptable standard.
• Failure To Diagnose Sepsis Caused Death of Southend Man
  A sepsis awareness campaign is being backed by the fiancée of a man who died from the deadly disease after an out-of-hours Doctor and Paramedics failed to correctly diagnose his illness.
• Family of Cancer Victim Urge Everyone to Check Their GP’s Background.
  The family of a cancer victim are urging everyone to check the background of their GP via the GMC website.
• Festival Medics Missed Meningitis
  Medics at a festival in Newquay diagnosed a man with a stress fracture when he was actually suffering with meningitis.
• Girl left brain damaged because doctor was "working all night"
  A young Doctor at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow had failed to correctly take the medical history of the girl because he was tired from working all night.
• Hospital delayed diagnosis of cancer
  A man suffering with stage 3 cancer has instructed a solicitor to investigate the circumstances surrounding his delayed diagnosis of urethral cancer.
• Hospital Failed To Spot Broken Hip
  In 2013, a man tripped over whilst putting air in his car tyres, in pain he attended the A&E department in Chorley. Whilst in A&E, he was told he had just bruised his hip.
• Leicestershire GP Misdiagnoses Cancer As Muscular Problem
  A Leicestershire lady was misdiagnosed with muscle pain by her GP which was later found to be terminal cancer.
• Lung cancer misdiagnosed repeatedly
  A mother from the midlands has won her claim for medical negligence when doctors repeatedly misdiagnosed her lung cancer.
• Misdiagnosed meningitis victim's parents win legal battle
  A failure to diagnose meningitis by GPs at a five year old’s surgery caused the death of the infant.
• Missed Pneumonia Is Cause of Two Year Old Childs Death
  A boy of two years old was taken to see his GP and A&E four times over a five day period. Each time the family were told to return home but the child later died due to a cardiac arrest.
• Mother dies after TB misdiagnosis
  Woman dies as doctors misdiagnosed tuberculosis meningitis for a migraine
• Mouth Cancer Spotted By Dentist But Missed By GP
  A 53 year old man went to his GP because he was experiencing pain and swelling in his mouth. His GP diagnosed thrush and set him on two courses of antibiotics.
• Patient Suffers As Hospital Fails To Diagnose Broken Foot
  A woman is unable to walk properly after broken bones missed for over a year
• Skin Cancer Misdiagnosed As Fungal Nail Infection
  When a man visited his GP in Black Torrington in Devon, the incorrect diagnosis of nail fungal infection may have cut his life expectancy by 20 years - Courts told.
• Teacher Left Unable To Work Following Operation
  A teacher in Cirencester is looking to claim compensation after she was left with Cauda Equina following a botched operation.
• Terminal Lung Cancer Following Delay In Diagnosis
  A 77 year old man attended A&E at a hospital in Bury because he was suffering with chest pain and shortness of breath. Whilst at the hospital the man had scans of his chest.
• Young Dad Dies Following Delays In Cancer Treatment
  A delay in providing life-saving cancer treatment causes the death of a young dad

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• Aneurysm Misdiagnosis
  A weakening in the wall of a vein causes a bulge which may rupture. That rupture results in internal bleeding
• Misdiagnosis of Pulmonary Embolisms
  According to a study in the British Medical Journal of six General Practices covering more than 50,000 patients, it was found that of almost 130 patients who went to their GP with symptoms, just over 30 (26%) were classed as having a delayed diagnosis of 7 days or more. This could be due to medical negligence by a GP or hospital doctor. Pulmonary embolus cases are a common cause of hospital medical negligence claims and missed pulmonary embolus is a common cause of patients claiming against the NHS.