MHK to ask about diagnosis initiative after hearing of 'heartbreaking' case on Island
An MHK wants to know what consideration has been given by Manx Care to the introduction of 'Jess's Rule'.
It's an NHS initiative which urges doctors to think again if they are unable to pin down a diagnosis after seeing a patient three times.
It's named after Jessica Brady, from Stevenage, who died from advanced stage four cancer in 2020 at the age of 27.
She'd contacted her GP on more than 20 occasions but her systems were dismissed as relating to long Covid, and she was told she was 'too young for cancer'.
"Somebody in Ramsey came to me as their MHK and told me an absolute heartbreaking story of their young son who had been in a similar situation, had been admitted to Noble's Hospital with vague symptoms, who'd gone through a whole raft of tests and then at the end was diagnosed with cancer. This happened on our island to a member of our community." - Alex Allinson MHK
Ramsey MHK Alex Allinson has put forward a Keys question on the subject after hearing of a similar case on-Island:
Health Minister Claire Christian will respond to the question in the House of Keys tomorrow (31 March).
Manx Care has been approached for comment
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