High Court dismisses claim of negligence against GP at SouthDoc

The High Court has dismissed a woman's claim of negligence against a GP for allegedly failing to identify acute appendicitis which she claimed caused a three-day delay in diagnosis resulting in a perforated appendix.

Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds found that Dr Rachel Finnegan, who has more than 20 years’ experience, including in out‑of‑hours services, made a reasonable diagnosis of gastroenteritis on then 11-year-old Maria Afolabi on December 13, 2017.

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