Sepsis and safety-netting

A GP member contacted the MDU after receiving a complaint from the partner of a patient who had been admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of sepsis.

Her partner was angry that the GP had not fully assessed the patient, and that the duty doctor had not taken his concerns seriously when he said the patient had deteriorated and he felt she was very unwell.

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