Do doctors give patients treatments they don't need, because they're scared of being sued if they don't?

The Medical Minefield team explore the growing culture of so-called ‘defensive medicine' – where doctors act super cautiously, forcing patients to undergo tests that aren't needed to avoid legal complaints, should they miss something. Dr Jenny Vaughn, chair of the Doctor's Association, warns that the culture poses great danger to both patients and doctors, while Margaret Simson tells of how an unnecessary colonoscopy-gone-wrong left her with permanent bowel problem.

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