‘I would rather be poor’: man says money cannot compensate for partner’s death after failed cancer diagnosis
Darren Rosheski and partner Helen Dutton, who died in August 2021, after a GP misdiagnosed her rectal cancer as IBS. Photograph: HandoutView image in fullscreenDarren Rosheski and partner Helen Dutton, who died in August 2021, after a GP misdiagnosed her rectal cancer as IBS. They should have investigated her when she first saw the GP.
- ▪Darren Rosheski and partner Helen Dutton, who died in August 2021, after a GP misdiagnosed her rectal cancer as IBS.
- ▪Photograph: HandoutView image in fullscreenDarren Rosheski and partner Helen Dutton, who died in August 2021, after a GP misdiagnosed her rectal cancer as IBS.
- ▪They should have investigated her when she first saw the GP.
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Darren Rosheski and partner Helen Dutton, who died in August 2021, after a GP misdiagnosed her rectal cancer as IBS. Photograph: HandoutView image in fullscreenDarren Rosheski and partner Helen Dutton, who died in August 2021, after a GP misdiagnosed her rectal cancer as IBS. Photograph: HandoutNHS‘I would rather be poor’: man says money cannot compensate for partner’s death after failed cancer diagnosis Exclusive: Darren Rosheski won NHS payout over partner Helen Dutton’s death from rectal cancer after GP misjudged her symptomsDenis Campbell Health policy editorThu 23 Jul 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 23 Jul 2026 00.13 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on Google“I remember the doctor, after he’d examined Helen and found a large lump in her colon, saying ‘it’s very sinister – we need to…
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