A woman claimed that if her late husband’s weight loss been investigated properly his cancer may have been detected sooner. We found it was a ‘significant failure in care and treatment’ that his GP didn’t send him for further diagnostic treatment.
NIPSO (NI Public Services Ombudsman)
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GP
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