Below are example Breach of Duty cases that Dr Bint has recently been instructed to report upon (anonymous sample reports available upon request). Dr Bint currently works an approximate split of 60% claimant, 30% defendant, 10% single joint expert.
Adequacy of record keeping and resultant below standard care of a patient.
Opinion on possible unethical behaviour during a consultation and its consequences.
Time it took to diagnose prostate cancer and possible delay in treatment and corresponding reduced expected life span and increased severity of side effects.
Opinion on delay in referring to a specialist or failure to refer to a specialist.
Possible delayed diagnosis of pneumonia, resulting in the death of a patient.
Whether there was a proper insertion of an implant device and resultant wound infection.
Possible delayed diagnosis of appendicitis, resulting in a prolonged illness.
Possible failure to diagnose significant head injury in a timely manner, resulting in the patient suffering permanent brain damage.
Possible failure to administer medication safely and at correct dosage resulting in overdose and death of patient.
Possible failure to prescribe diazepam safely over a period of several years.
Possible failure to insert a contraceptive device correctly resulting in an unwanted pregnancy.
Appropriate management of abnormal cervical smear results.
Possible delay in diagnosing temporal arteritis resulting in blindness of patient.
Opinion on acceptable standard of management of a patient with low back pain.
Opinion on acceptable standard management of neck pain.
Opinion on possible delayed diagnosis of cancer.
Possible poor standard of blood pressure management resulting in the patient suffering a stroke.
Possible failure to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy and resultant surgery complications.
Pneumothorax caused by acupuncture.
Possible delayed diagnosis of heart attack resulting in death of patient.