The appellant, Ms Meadows, is the mother of a child with haemophilia and autism. Prior to her pregnancy, the appellant consulted her GP practice in 2006 to establish whether she carried the haemophilia gene. The appellant should have been referred to a haematologist for genetic testing. Instead, following blood tests, Ms Meadows was negligently led to believe by the respondent Dr Khan, a general practitioner in the same practice, that she was not a carrier of the gene. As a result of this advice, and earlier consultations, Ms Meadows was wrongly led to believe that any child she had would not have haemophilia … (more)
[Rebecca Khan, UK Supreme Court Blog, 4 January 2023]
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