A FIVE-year-old girl was left bleeding and in severe pain after being wrongly prescribed a vaginal pessary by a physician associate, a report found today.The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman detailed the case of the girl, who was taken to a GP practice in the East Midlands in March 2023 with itching and vaginal discharge.A physician associate (PA) suspected thrush and recommended a clotrimazole vaginal pessary and cream.Her mother questioned the treatment but was reassured it was appropriate.

A FIVE-year-old girl was left bleeding and in severe pain after being wrongly prescribed a vaginal pessary by a physician associate, a report found today.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman detailed the case of the girl, who was taken to a GP practice in the East Midlands in March 2023 with itching and vaginal discharge.

A physician associate (PA) suspected thrush and recommended a clotrimazole vaginal pessary and cream.

Her mother questioned the treatment but was reassured it was appropriate.

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