McCabe v Moore & Ors [2015] EWHC 260 (QB) (11 February 2015)

McCabe v Moore & Ors [2015] EWHC 260 (QB) (11 February 2015)

The court found that the Claimant's symptoms of leg pain, night sweats, and feeling unwell began in February 2009 and progressively worsened. However, at the consultations with Dr Moore (30 March 2009) and Dr Fisher (6 April 2009), the Claimant did not report symptoms that would have required further investigation for endocarditis. By the consultation with Dr Hall (14 April 2009), the Claimant was suffering from severe symptoms, but the court was not satisfied that Dr Hall was made aware of the full extent of these symptoms or that the presentation required immediate referral. The Defendants were not found to have breached their duty of care in the circumstances, and causation was not...

Citation
[2015] EWHC 260
Parties
Claimant: Sandra McCabe; Defendant: Dr Moore; Defendant: Dr Fisher; Defendant: Dr Hall
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 February 2015
Procedural Posture
Clinical Negligence / Judgment on Liability and Causation; Damages Agreed
Outcome
Claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Standard of Care, Causation, Diagnosis Failure, General Practitioner Liability, Infective Endocarditis, Stroke, Expert Evidence
Medical Negligence Tort Law Standard of Care Causation Diagnosis Failure General Practitioner Liability Infective Endocarditis Stroke +1 more

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Parties

Sandra McCabe

Claimant

Dr Moore

Defendant

Dr Fisher

Defendant

Dr Hall

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Clinical Negligence / Judgment on Liability and Causation; Damages Agreed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defendants failed to consider and investigate infective endocarditis as a possible cause of the Claimant's symptoms
  2. 2 Whether the Defendants breached their duty of care in failing to refer the Claimant for further investigation or hospital admission
  3. 3 Whether any such breach caused the Claimant's stroke

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the Claimant's symptoms of leg pain, night sweats, and feeling unwell began in February 2009 and progressively worsened. However, at the consultations with Dr Moore (30 March 2009) and Dr Fisher (6 April 2009), the Claimant did not report symptoms that would have required further investigation for endocarditis. By the consultation with Dr Hall (14 April 2009), the Claimant was suffering from severe symptoms, but the court was not satisfied that Dr Hall was made aware of the full extent of these symptoms or that the presentation required immediate referral. The Defendants were not found to have breached their duty of care in the circumstances, and causation was not...

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed