“Daniel Ubani, the German GP who accidentally killed one of his patients with a lethal injection of painkillers while working as a locum in the UK, was struck off the medical register today.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2010
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“A top neuroscientist died after a several out-of-hours doctors failed to spot a rapidly-spreading blood infection, an inquest has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010
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“Doctors have agreed to breach their duty of medical confidentiality to patients who own guns if they fear they have become so seriously mentally ill they may use their weapons on themselves or the public, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2010
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“A GP will appear before the General Medical Council today accused of failing to investigate whether Baby P was suffering abuse after the little boy attended his surgery with bruises and other injuries.”
The Independent, 14th June 2010
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“The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union body, today turned its back on reforms designed to protect patients from another killer doctor like the GP Harold Shipman. It rejected a detailed set of proposals from the profession’s regulatory body, the General Medical Council. While it supported in principle the concept of revalidation – doctors proving their fitness to practise on a five-yearly basis – it had a number of serious objections.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2010
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“The family of a pensioner who died after he was given an overdose of painkillers by a German locum doctor has accepted £40,000 compensation.”
BBC News, 24th May 2010
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“Andrew Wakefield, the doctor at the centre of the MMR scare, has been struck off the medical register after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers have agreed an innovative collaboration process to handle a class action against a Liverpool hospital that is designed to save the NHS millions of pounds.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Doctors could be struck off if they fail to respect the wishes of terminally ill patients who want to die by refusing treatment, the General Medical Council is to announce.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2010
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“More than 200 patients are preparing to sue Liverpool Women’s Hospital over the poor treatment they allege they received from a doctor.”
BBC News, 12th May 2010
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“A struck-off doctor was jailed for selling slimming pills to patients across the country, police said. Sudesh Madan, 57, of Homeway, Romford, Essex, was given an 18-month prison sentence at St Albans Crown Court yesterday after previously admitting four counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug and four counts of supplying a controlled drug. She also asked for eight other offences to be taken into consideration. ”
The Independent, 12th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Controversial paediatrician David Southall was today restored to the medical register after the court of appeal rejected a decision of the General Medical Council (GMC) to strike him off.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dr Claire Nelson said she was ‘deeply remorseful’ after being placed on probation for 18 months and banned from driving for two years.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
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“A doctor has been banned from prescribing drugs and told to take down part of her website after appearing before the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 29th April 2010
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“Paediatrician David Southall has won an appeal over a long-running dispute with the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 20th April 2010
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“A Hertfordshire GP who carried out sexual assaults on three women has been jailed for 16 months.”
BBC News, 24th March 2010
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“The widow of a British man who died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease during a Fred Olsen cruise has been awarded a £70,000 financial settlement.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A proposed five-year MOT for doctors could enable regulators to spot poor performers in good time and prevent disasters such as the death of David Gray following an overdose of diamorphine by locum GP Dr Daniel Ubani.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
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“A doctor who falsified a prescription for a cocaine-addicted escort girl has been suspended for six months by the General Medical Council (GMC).”
BBC News, 24th February 2010
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“A doctor who falsified a prescription for a cocaine-addicted escort girl has been found guilty of serious misconduct by the General Medical Council (GMC).”
BBC News, 23rd February 2010
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