A Brisbane woman is suing Ipswich hospital and three general practitioners for alleged medical negligence after her lower leg required amputation due to an infection.
34 year old Kelly Smith has lodged a $1.2 million claim in the Brisbane Supreme Court against the hospital and three doctors, alleging none of them persuaded her to return to hospital for treatment despite seeing the doctors repeatedly, following three months of continued symptoms.
Ms Smith’s lawyer Sarah Atkinson says the ordeal has caused mental health problems for her client and led to considerable medical expenses.