GP rapped for mistaking bladder cancer symptoms for UTI

The elderly woman saw several GPs at the same NZ practice for three years before being referred to a urologist

A woman’s bladder cancer diagnosis was delayed after several GPs at the same practice continued to treat her for UTI despite mid-stream urine samples showing no infection but persistent haematuria, a health commissioner has found.

The 76-year-old woman raised her urinary symptoms during several consultations at the same GP clinic between April 2014 and 2017, according to the Health and Disability Commissioner of New Zealand.