Cancer claims made against GPs (FOI_6228)

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FOI request date:

Service: Claims Management Cause: Failure/Delay Diagnosis Injury: Advanced Stage Cancer, Cancer

The following information was requested:

In any one calendar year since the inception of CNSGP and ELSGP:

1. What proportion of complaints/claims against GPs relate to delay in diagnosis of cancers, or missed cancers?
2. Which were the commonest 5 cancers cited in order of frequency?
3. What proportion of completed complaints/claims were dismissed?
4.Of the remainder, what was the median and the largest compensation agreed?

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