GP cleared in second court battle over horse bite care
The doctor was left in 'in the dark' about the patient's shoulder injury, court of appeal finds
A GP has won a second medical negligence battle with a patient who accused him of failing to provide adequate care after she was savagely bitten by a horse.
The woman launched legal action in the Supreme Court of NSW, claiming damages of $1.5 million from the doctor and the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District.
The horse-breeder alleged the GP had breached his duty of care to her during four consultations by failing to identify a right rotator cuff tear and organise timely imaging and repair.
She was injured in September 2010 when her stallion savaged her arm while she was bending down to push hay back under a gate.
