Student died after remote calls with GPS

The family of law student David Nash, 26, pictured, believe he would not have died if he had been seen face-to-face by a GP. He had four remote consultations with doctors and nurses at a Leeds GP practice over a 19-day period, but none of the clinicians spotted that he had developed mastoiditis in his ear which caused a brain abscess, sparking meningitis.

All the hospitals carried on working, local surgery doctors stayed home safe at the cost of their patients.

Dorrie Moore

And they have the cheek to increase our National Insurance when doctors won’t even see us? Disgusting! My thoughts go out to this guy’s family and friends.

Deane Anthony Swale

It’s about time doctors opened surgeries. Too many needless deaths. You cannot diagnose someone over the phone.

Linda Richardson

Someone needs to be made accountable for this man’s premature death.

Gar Wiles

This poor guy must have been in absolute agony and I’m shocked and disgusted by the way he was just brushed off.

Samantha Clark

So very sad. GPS should be back in their surgeries giving face to face examinations to patients. Why can the nurses see us but not the GPS? So sorry for his family and friends.

Sue Adams

It’s well known that ear infections can lead to brain injury. GPS should never be diagnosing and issuing antibiotics for anything over the phone. This needs to stop.

Emma Willis

My heart breaks reading this – the poor family. I cannot understand now why GPS are still not back to seeing patients face to face, the hospitals are and dentists do. What is the difference?

Elizabeth Jones