Exclusive: Darren Rosheski won NHS payout over partner Helen Dutton’s death from rectal cancer after GP misjudged her symptoms
“I remember the doctor, after he’d examined Helen and found a large lump in her colon, saying: ‘It’s very sinister – we need to bring you in to be investigated.’”
Darren Rosheski is recalling the moment a consultant doctor at Tameside hospital broke the news to his partner, Helen Dutton, that her symptoms – which also included back pain, passing blood and altered bowel habits – were so worrying that they needed further tests.
“I lost her because nobody listened to her. It came down to the GP not listening to her. They should have investigated her when she first saw the GP. Passing blood is a serious thing, isn’t it?”
The family doctor who Dutton saw then, back in late 2016, judged that her symptoms were signs of irritable bowel syndrome and haemorrhoids. The GP did not recommend any further action.
