'Having regard to the findings made by the referrer': medicolegal implications of case SC (2020) for hospital clinicians.

A case concerning the management of a child with meningitis in a hospital paediatrics department provided a judgement that has significant potential implications for medical practice. The case establishes that the examination findings of a previous clinician must be taken into account when investigating and treating patients. This case is of medicolegal relevance to clinicians practising in tertiary centres and who receive patients from other hospitals.