GPs told they must stop dismissing patient fears

GPs told 'three strikes and rethink' to prevent avoidable deaths under Jess's Rule

GPs will be asked to reconsider diagnoses if patients have had three appointments with no substantial diagnosis, or a patient's condition worsens.

GPs told they must stop dismissing patient fears

Doctors told to take a ‘three strikes and rethink’ approach under Jess’s Rule, named for woman who died after symptoms repeatedly dismissed

Jess's Rule: GPs to re-check some patients for deadly 'misses'

Jessica Brady's parents campaigned for Jess's Rule, after she made repeated calls to doctors before her death from cancer.

Jess's Rule: What is Jess's Rule? GPs will have to look again at patients who have three appointments without a diagnosis

Patients could see a quicker diagnosis of potentially deadly illnesses thanks to a new rule named in memory of a young woman who died from cancer.

Jess’s Rule rolled out across GP surgeries to prevent avoidable deaths

The rule is named after Jessica Brady who had repeated GP appointments in the months leading up to her death in 2020 aged 27

Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths rolled out across GP surgeries

The parents of Jessica Brady, who died from cancer aged 27, have campaigned for the rule to prevent others dying unnecessarily.