Claims arising from meningitis related negligence tend to revolve around:
- Failures in diagnosing the symptoms of meningitis;
- A delay in providing treatment for meningitis;
- Errors when differentiating between the symptoms of meningitis and flu like symptoms;
- Failures in treating bacterial meningitis as an emergency;
- Delays and errors when carrying out correct tests and scans;
- Delay in providing correct treatment such as antibiotics;
- Failure in carrying out physical examination for septicaemia (blood poisoning); often disguised as a purple colour rash;
- And other meningitis treatment errors.