Coroner warns about NHS physician associates after misdiagnosis and death of woman
Pauline Marking, suffering severe stomach issues, diagnosed in hospital with nosebleed and sent home by PA
A coroner has warned about the role of physician associates in NHS hospitals after a woman with severe abdominal problems was wrongly diagnosed as having a nosebleed and died four days later.
The family of Pauline Marking, 77, were under the mistaken impression she had been seen by a doctor when she was examined in an emergency department, rather than a physician associate (PA) with far less training.
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By Steven Morris
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Pauline Marking, suffering severe stomach issues, diagnosed in hospital with nosebleed and sent home by PA
A coroner has warned about the role of physician associates in NHS hospitals after a woman with severe abdominal problems was wrongly diagnosed as having a nosebleed and died four days later.
The family of Pauline Marking, 77, were under the mistaken impression she had been seen by a doctor when she was examined in an emergency department, rather than a physician associate (PA) with far less training.
Continue reading...
By Steven Morris
Coroner warns about NHS physician associates after misdiagnosis and death of woman to Continue reading...
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