Patient sues Croydon out-of-hours doctor over leg loss – BBC News
“A man who had his leg amputated is suing a former out-of-hours doctor who failed to diagnose a blood clot.”
BBC News, 10th January 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: doctors
GMC rules Plymouth heart man Dr Motwani fit to practise – BBC News
“A heart specialist who carried out ‘inadequate, careless and unethical’ medical trials is not unfit to practise, a misconduct panel has found.”
BBC News, 25th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Baby P doctor wins fresh chance over hearing – The Independent
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death today won a crucial High Court battle in her bid to avoid a disciplinary hearing.”
The Independent, 25th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Adoption doctor loses religious bias claim – The Independent
“A Christian paediatrician who was dismissed from an adoption panel over her belief that children should not be placed with same-sex couples today lost her claim for religious discrimination.”
The Independent, 16th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baby P doctor can challenge GMC ruling – The Independent
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death was today given the opportunity to bring a High Court challenge in a bid to halt a disciplinary hearing.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baby P doctor to launch legal battle – The Independent
“A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death will launch a High Court battle today to avoid a public disciplinary hearing on health grounds.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baby P clinic doctor Kim Holt to sue NHS – BBC News
“A doctor who raised concerns about the clinic where Baby P was seen days before his death is suing the NHS, claiming she was forced out of her job.”
BBC News, 20th September 2010
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Stem cell doctor guilty of breaching good practice – The Independent
“A doctor who exploited ‘vulnerable’ multiple sclerosis patients by exaggerating the benefits of stem cell therapy faces being struck off after his fitness to practise was found to be impaired today.”
The Independent, 10th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Payout after Nottingham doctor fails to diagnose tumour – BBC News
“A former clergyman left disabled after a delay in diagnosing a brain tumour has received undisclosed substantial damages from a Nottingham hospital.”
BBC News, 9th September 2010
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Doctor to be charged with modern-day slavery – Daily Telegraph
“A doctor who smuggled a woman into Britain to work for her has become the first person in Britain to be charged with modern-day slavery.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents win legal battle to name doctor who accused them of child abuse – Daily Telegraph
“A couple cleared of injuring their baby son have won a legal battle to identify the doctor who gave evidence against them.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sons of man killed by German locum GP face prosecution – Daily Telegraph
“The sons of a man killed after being given ten times the recommended dose of painkiller by a German locum doctor face prosecution for calling him a ‘killer’ and a ‘charlatan’.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge to rule on Daniel Ubani’s attempts to silence sons of dead patient – The Guardian
“A judge will rule later this month on attempts by a German doctor who accidentally killed a patient on his first UK shift as a locum GP to restrict a campaign by the dead man’s sons to stop him working as a doctor in his home country.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers to review curb on doctors hours – BBC News
“Ministers are to review European rules that restrict the number of hours doctors can work.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2010
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Baby P doctor suspended for one year – The Guardian
“Baby Peter’s GP, who failed to spot that the toddler was suffering abuse eight days before his death, was suspended for a year today for misconduct.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Foreign doctors responsible for overdoses: NHS watchdog – Daily Telegraph
“An investigation into the Dr Daniel Ubani case, where the German locum doctor killed pensioner David Gray by giving him ten times the normal dose of painkillers, has uncovered wider failings by foreign doctors. The Care Quality Commission, which regulates health and social care, found that on at least two other occasions German doctors flying in to work for the same out of hours company as Dr Ubani administered overdoses of the same painkiller, diamorphine.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Baby P doctor faces being struck off – The Independent
“A GP who breached his professional duty towards Baby P in the months leading up to the toddler’s death faces being struck off after a disciplinary panel ruled today that his fitness to practise was impaired.”
The Independent, 13th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Baby P doctor missed opportunities to prevent abuse – Daily Telegraph
“The GP who examined Baby Peter Connelly on 15 occasions in the months before his tragic death faces being struck off the medical register after being found guilty of missing a series of opportunities to prevent the abuse he was suffering.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Payout for Nottingham brain damage teenager – BBC News
“A Nottingham teenager left brain damaged and paralysed after a series of medical errors has won a multi-million pound payout.”
BBC News, 7th July 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal assisted suicide creates ‘slippery slope’ to doctors killing without consent, expert claims – Daily Telegraph
“Prof David Jones said that if society agrees that it is in some people’s interests for them to end their own lives, it is difficult to resist the logical conclusion that others should be helped to die even if they have not made such a request.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
