NHS settles bowel cancer misdiagnosis case; widower says money means nothing

Helen Dutton was 35 when a GP attributed rectal bleeding and altered bowel habits to IBS and haemorrhoids. Two years later, another GP referred her; stage 4 rectal cancer was confirmed. She died in August 2021, aged 40. Her partner Darren Rosheski settled with the NHS for an undisclosed sum in January 2026. The NHS did not admit liability. Rosheski said: "I would rather be poor."