Evie Toombes case: patients who suffer harm when doctors don't follow best practice

[JohnTheJack]

This case may seem remote from ME, but it may have general implications for patients who suffer harm when doctors do not follow best practice.

Tim Spring, a solicitor at Moore Barlow, the firm that represented Evie, said that the case was unusual as it required the law to be clarified. “That my client has the condition she has was the result of poor advice,” said Spring, adding: “It is of utmost importance that medical professionals follow best practice when giving patients advice, and only depart from established clinical guidelines when there are good and specific reasons to do so, which they discuss with their patients.”

From (£) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...lions-after-suing-gp-over-her-birth-h66cns30g

 

[Midnattsol]

My sister sent it to me as it was also posted in a Norwegian newspaper. I'd be happy if GP's had more knowledge about diet (it *is* possible to consume the required 400mg of folate through diet alone, though just saying "healthy diet" is not specific enough. In a recent European survey the majority of respondents said they ate a healthy diet "most of the time", population dietary interviews suggest that this diet is not rich in folate. I think the mean intake in the last Norwegian dietary interview study were <200mg for both men and women).