delayed diagnosis

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  Delay case fails absent evidence of the outcome of a timely diagnosis

  In Williams v Burton, the NSW Supreme Court held that an allegation of missed STI testing could not succeed without evidence that an earlier diagnosis would probably have avoided or reduced the claimed harm.

  25 May 2026NSW Supreme Court

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