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HDC finds patient wronged by GP and practice when PSA tests not ordered

Tuesday 7 May 2019, 11:22 AM

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A GP and a medical centre failed to ensure a man had timely PSA testing

The fact [the patient] was on regular medications for his prostate should have made checking that the annual PSA test and DRE of the prostate were don

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