DEVELOPING: GPs Ordered to Re-Check Patients Amid Deadly Diagnosis Lapses

BREAKING NEWS GPs Ordered to Re-Check Patients Amid Deadly Diagnosis Lapses A new NHS initiative, "Jess's Rule", has been launched after a 27-year-old woman died from advanced stage 4 cancer despite contacting her GP over 20 times. The rule requires GPs in England to "think again" if they see a patient three times and can't pin down a diagnosis or find symptoms worsening. This comes after the death of Jessica Brady, who was told she was "too young for cancer" before being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Jessica's mother, Andrea, said her daughter was a healthy young woman when the pandemic hit in 2020, but started feeling unwell in July that year and contacted her GP repeatedly. She died later that year, aged 27. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has described her death as "a preventable and unnecessary tragedy" and says the new rule will improve patient safety by helping GPs catch potentially deadly illnesses. The NHS is urging all GPs to implement Jess's Rule immediately. This is a developing story. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Bbc.*