A Leeds law student is ‘likely to have lived if he had been given face-to-face appointment’, a coroner has ruled.
David Nash, 26, died after four remote GP consultations, but was "likely to have lived" if he had been given a face-to-face appointment, a coroner has ruled. The musician complained to an advanced nurse practitioner of fever, neck stiffness and night-time headaches was a “missed opportunity”, assistant coroner Abigail Combes told Wakefield Coroner’s Court on Friday.
Ms Combes said the failure of the Leeds GP surgery to see Mr Nash face to face after his fourth consultation meant the neurosurgery he underwent on what turned out to be a brain abscess was 10 hours later than it could have been. A week-long inquest heard how Mr Nash first contacted Burley Park Medical Practice, in Leeds, on October 14 2020, and told a GP over the phone about his concerns about lumps on his neck.
