My 4 month old son's pediatrician failed to diagnose sagittal synostosis even when I pointed it out to him specifically and called and asked for referrals for 2 weeks. Finally, I switched primary care physicians to a different pediatrician. She recognized it right away and he is going to have surgery soon. How could a pediatrician fail to notice that a baby's soft spot is already fused and the head is misshapen?
I have never filed a lawsuit against someone, however I believe I will report this to my health insurance company.
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If it were me, I would let it go.
Your son will receive the proper medical treatment he needs to correct this. You are fortunate that you had the knowledge to see it and get a second opinion.
Nothing positive can be gained by bringing suit against another, for any reason.
Peace and Blessings
Abigail
Well,it is certainly an ommision. I understand the laws and issues surrounding the law here as you know, I am a qualified medical proffesional. I would certainly look for grounds of negligence as he did not seem to offer a full assessment of the health of the child. I suppose a successful claim would look into the possibler harm this negligence could have caused if you were not such a well informed parent. Thye man has what is called a duty of care to his patients and also is accountable to the General Medical Council for his license to practice. In my experience,most claims fail as the Hospitals 'loose' files and hire the best lawyers money can buy, it is a multi million pound industry after all.
I would say to take notes and copies of the new proffesionals assessment and see how serious or not it is and then file what is known as a grievance in England. See a Solicitor and argue your case. It is worth doing something to prevent future harm to other babies by this man.
magix151
I would take Abigail's advice. She said it all.
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