David's Story
Sometimes sub-standard medical treatment can stretch back over many years. David instructed us after he had been diagnosed with lymphoma and had been told that this was linked to undiagnosed coeliac disease. He had attended his GP for a period of over 30 years and had been prescribed standard medication for dermatitis herpetiformis. The expert evidence that we obtained showed that certainly in later years doctors should have been well aware of the link between this skin condition and coeliac disease. David's GP should have ensured that David was tested for coeliac disease and he would then have been placed on a gluten free diet which would have significantly reduced the chances of him developing lymphoma. Experts reports were obtained from a GP, a Gastroenterologist and an Oncologist and all were supportive of the claim. David’s wife pursued the matter after his death and made claims for loss of David’s pension and services together with bereavement damages and claims for loss of husband and father. The GP’s insurers did not formally accept liability but agreed to pay compensation on a full liability basis and David’s widow was able to secure a substantial sum of compensation.
