A patient's duty to follow up.

The allegations of negligence against Congress were that there was a failure to follow up the patient's diagnosis and treatment and, in particular, a failure to follow up the recommended cholesterol test and failure to follow up the referral by Dr Boffa to a specialist physician for assessment of suspected ischaemic heart disease. The allegations against Dr Boffa were that he was negligent in failing to properly diagnose and/or treat the patient on 2 March 2000 and in then failing to follow up on the patient's suspected ischaemic heart disease.