Understanding the importance of meningitis diagnosis

Sharmala Moodley MDU deputy head of claims
ByDr Sharmala Moodley
Published13 August 2015
Meningitis might be rare, but lessons can be learned from the medico-legal issues surrounding its diagnosis

A failure to diagnose can have consequences other than the clinical impact on the patient

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Dr Sharmala Moodley
Deputy head of claims handling

Sharmala qualified at the College of Surgeons, Dublin and started to train as a surgeon before switching to general practice when she moved to London in 1997. She gained her MRCGP with merit in 1999 and worked as a single-handed GP before joining the MDU. She has been deputy head of claims since 2009, managing a team of 40 claims handlers while retaining a portfolio of complex high value claims.

Understanding the importance of meningitis diagnosis