‘Lost referral’ case: Do GPs have a legal duty to track patients languishing on waitlists?
The negligence claim against a Canberra GP alarmed the specialty.
It seemed to be a legal ruling that would leave every GP in the country lying awake at night staring at the ceiling wondering when the lawyers would start knocking at their door.
A Canberra GP was successfully sued for negligence for failing to find out if his patient with a cyst he had referred for “further evaluation and management” by Canberra Hospital had been seen.
