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Dr Mansoor Kassim sentenced for faking Viagra scripts – BBC News

Posted January 10th, 2014 in breach of trust, doctors, fraud, news, professional conduct, sentencing, theft by tracey

‘A doctor with “marital difficulties” forged prescriptions for Viagra because he was too embarrassed to see his GP. Dr Mansoor Kassim, 37, who worked at Ystrad Fawr Hospital near Caerphilly, faked £340.67 worth of scripts, Newport magistrates heard. He was given a suspended jail sentence after admitting four charges of making a false prescription, two of theft by an employee and one of fraud.’

BBC News, 10th January 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

West London Mental Health NHS Trust (Respondent) v Chhabra (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted January 6th, 2014 in appeals, breach of trust, complaints, confidentiality, data protection, disciplinary procedures, doctors, hospitals, law reports, privacy, professional conduct, Supreme Court by sally

West London Mental Health NHS Trust (Respondent) v Chhabra (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 80 | UKSC 2013/0046 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 18th December 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Strangers could avoid prosecution for assisted suicide, DPP signals – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 20th, 2013 in assisted suicide, doctors, news, prosecutions by tracey

‘Strangers who give assistance to severely disabled or terminally ill people determined to end their lives could escape prosecution despite having no close ties to them, the Director of Public Prosecutions has signalled.’

Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Damning report exposes NHS secrecy in breast cancer scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 19th, 2013 in cancer, doctors, health, hospitals, inquiries, news, reports by tracey

‘Hundreds of women were put at risk of breast cancer as “weak and indecisive” bosses at scandal-hit hospital covered up failings by a charismatic surgeon despite repeated warnings, an inquiry has found.’

Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

‘Maggot-infested’ GP surgeries exposed by inspectors – BBC News

Posted December 12th, 2013 in doctors, health, news, quality assurance by sally

‘The first national inspection of more than 900 GP surgeries in England has found one in three is failing to meet basic standards.’

BBC News, 12th December 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Tens of thousands harmed in hospital by IV drip blunders – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 10th, 2013 in doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, medicines, news, nurses by tracey

‘Around 500 patients could be dying each year because of an “astonishing” lack of training in the use of intravenous drips, health experts have warned.’

Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Surgeon struck off for lying about removing brain tumour – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 26th, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, disqualification, doctors, news, professional conduct by tracey

‘A neurosurgeon who falsely told a woman he had removed her brain tumour, and then tried to cover up his lie, has been struck off.’

Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

GMC welcomes Europe language rules – BBC News

Posted November 18th, 2013 in doctors, EC law, immigration, news, standards by sally

“Doctors and other professionals moving from Europe to work in the UK will have their fluency in English checked under new rules governing language skills and other safety issues.”

BBC News, 15th November 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Doctors, nurses and managers to face five years in jail if they neglect patients – The Guardian

Posted November 18th, 2013 in complaints, doctors, hospitals, inquiries, news, nurses, penalties, professional conduct, prosecutions, standards, wilful neglect by sally

“Doctors, nurses and NHS managers will face up to five years in jail if they are found to have wilfully neglected or mistreated patients under a new law aimed at stopping a repeat of the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal.”

The Guardian, 16th November 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Spy watch’ GP report shows concerns were raised – BBC News

Posted November 12th, 2013 in doctors, news, reports, sexual offences, video recordings, whistleblowers by tracey

“A report into a GP who filmed intimate sexual examinations with a camera hidden in a watch has found a senior GP had concerns about his behaviour.”

BBC News, 12th November 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Surgeon convicted of patient manslaughter through negligence – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2013 in doctors, homicide, medical treatment, negligence, news, sentencing by sally

“A consultant surgeon has been convicted of the manslaughter of a patient at a private London hospital and sentenced to two and a half years in prison.”

The Guardian, 5th November 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Abortion on grounds of gender: the DPP was right – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted October 16th, 2013 in abortion, doctors, gender, news, prosecutions by sally

“There has been a recent storm over the DPP’s decision not to prosecute two doctors in relation to their referral of two women for abortion. The cases were widely represented as cases of abortion on grounds of gender. They came to light in the course of an undercover investigation by the Telegraph of practice in English abortion clinics.”

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th October 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Complaints against doctors double since 2007 – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 16th, 2013 in complaints, conflict of interest, criminal records, doctors, news, professional conduct, reports, statistics by sally

“Complaints against doctors have more than doubled in six years amid increasing demand on NHS services and rising expectations from patients, according to a new report.”

Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sex-selective abortion allegations unprovable, says top prosecutor – The Guardian

Posted October 8th, 2013 in abortion, doctors, gender, news, prosecutions by sally

“It would be impossible to prove that two doctors authorised abortions solely on the basis of the baby’s gender, the director of public prosecutions has said in an explanation of why charges were not brought against them.”

The Guardian, 7th October 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Statement from Director of Public Prosecutions on abortion related cases – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted October 7th, 2013 in abortion, codes of practice, Crown Prosecution Service, doctors, gender, medical ethics, news, professional conduct, prosecutions, public interest by sally

“In early 2012, the Daily Telegraph carried out an undercover investigation at various abortion clinics in England. As a result, a police investigation was conducted and, in due course, the police asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for advice about possible criminal charges. This note relates to the decision to take no further action in relation to two doctors: Dr S and Dr R.”

Crown Prosecution Service, 7th October 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Dominic Grieve under pressure to explain CPS decision not to prosecute over gender selection abortion scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2013 in abortion, codes of practice, Crown Prosecution Service, doctors, gender, medical ethics, news, professional conduct, prosecutions, public interest by sally

“Britain’s top law officer is to come under pressure in the House of Commons this week to say why the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute over the gender selection abortion scandal.”

Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Torbay hospital doctor jailed over secret photographs of female patients – The Guardian

Posted October 7th, 2013 in abuse of position of trust, complaints, doctors, news, sentencing, sexual offences, voyeurism by sally

“Junior doctor who sexually assaulted and secretly photographed female patients with his mobile phone during intimate examinations has been jailed for 18 months.”

The Guardian, 4th October 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

General Medical Council to investigate ‘culture of fear’ after doctor suicides – The Independent

Posted October 1st, 2013 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, mental health, news, suicide by sally

“The General Medical Council (GMC) is to re-examine the cases of a number of doctors who committed suicide while being investigated for their fitness to practise.”

The Independent, 30th September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

General Medical Council too late with child sex abuse complaint, rules High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 30th, 2013 in child abuse, codes of practice, complaints, criminal procedure, doctors, human rights, news, professional conduct, public interest, time limits by sally

“The High Court has strongly affirmed the prohibition against the pursuit of long delayed complaints against doctors in regulatory proceedings. The prohibition arose from the General Medical Council’s own procedural rules. It applied even where the allegations were of the most serious kind, including sexual misconduct, and could only be waived in exceptional circumstances and where the public interest demanded. The burden was upon the GMC to establish a sufficiently compelling public interest where allegations had already been thoroughly investigated by the competent authorities such as the police and social services.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 26th September 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

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