Suspended surgeon harmed hundreds of women – BBC News
‘The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service’s hearing concluded on Thursday [18 July] that a six-month suspension was “appropriate”.’
BBC News, 18th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: doctors
Two Defendants and a Part 20 contribution claim in a clinical negligence case – a look at Healey v McGrath and Ramsay Healthcare UK Operations Ltd [2024] EWHC 1360 (KB) – 12 King’s Bench Walk
‘Vanessa Cashman considers the judgment of the Part 20 claim brought by D2 against D1 for a contribution towards the claim it settled with C.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 2nd July 2024
Source: clinicalnegligence.blog
Doctors call for English drink-drive limit to be cut to equivalent of a small drink – The Guardian
‘Doctors have called for England’s drink-driving limit to be reduced to the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer, in a proposal supported by a number of medical and road safety organisations.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hull hospital doctor struck off for ‘sexual harassment’ – BBC News
‘A doctor who inappropriately touched two junior female colleagues has been struck off the medical register.’
BBC News, 28th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Retired UK GP suspended for five months after climate protests – The Guardian
‘A doctor who went to jail after a series of climate protests has been taken off the medical register for five months – and still faces being permanently struck off. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) – the disciplinary arm of the General Medical Council (GMC) – suspended Dr Sarah Benn on Tuesday, having found last week that her fitness to practise as a doctor had been impaired by reason of misconduct.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Total failures’ in care of baby boy who lived for 14 hours – BBC News
‘A baby boy who lived just 14 hours died after “total and complete failures” in his care, an inquest has found.’
BBC News, 12th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK regulator to apologise to gay doctors struck off because of sexuality – The Guardian
‘The UK medical regulator is to apologise to gay doctors struck off because of their sexuality, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Don’t ignore the Serious Medical Treatment Guidance – but let’s be clear about what the law requires – Medical Capacity Law and Policy
‘This is a post co-written by Tor Butler-Cole KC and I, prompted by the decision in GUP v EUP and UCLH NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWCOP 3, a case in which Hayden J was concerned with a situation of a woman in her late 80s who had sustained a serious stroke and was being cared for in hospital.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 4th February 2024
Supreme Court rules on “shock” in clinical negligence cases – Law Pod UK
‘The Supreme Court has ruled out claims for physicatric harm suffered by family members witnessing death or serious injury as a result of medical negligence. Rosalind English talks to Judith Rogerson of 1 Crown Office Row about the implication of this ruling.’
Law Pod UK, 1st February 2024
Source: audioboom.com
Scope of duty since Khan v Meadows – Law Pod UK
‘Rachel Marcus and Marcus Coates-Walker of 1 Crown Office Row join Lucy McCann to explore the principle of the scope of duty in the context of clinical negligence claims. First by analysing the decision in Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21 and then discussing how the courts have grappled with scope of duty issues since.’
Law Pod UK, 25th January 2024
Source: audioboom.com
UK medics told not to report illegal abortions to police – The Guardian
‘Medical staff in the UK should not report women to the police if they believe their patients may have illegally ended their own pregnancy, a professional body has said. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has said it is never in the public interest to report women who have abortions to law enforcement agencies, according to the BBC.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
We all die: what are doctors’ duties to shield families from the sight of death? – Mental Capacity Law and Policy
‘In Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC 1, the Supreme Court had to decide whether (and, if so, when) an individual can make a claim for psychiatric injury caused by witnessing the death or other horrifying event of a close relative as a result of earlier clinical negligence. In dismissing the three conjoined appeals, a majority of the Supreme Court held that, while doctors owe a duty of care to protect the health of their patients, they do not owe a duty of care to members of the patient’s close family to protect them against the risk of illness from the experience of witnessing the death or medical crisis of their relative from a condition which the doctor has negligently failed to diagnose or treat.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 11th January 2024
Junior doctor’s appeal against factual findings of sexual misconduct dismissed and limited weight afforded to good character: Shabir v General Medical Council [2023] EWHC 17 – 2 Hare Court
‘In a judgment handed down on 13 July 2023, Mrs Justice Hill dismissed Dr Shabir’s appeal under s40 of the Medical Act 1983 against the finding of facts of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) which resulted in his erasure from the medical register.’
2 Hare Court, 5th December 2024
Source: www.2harecourt.com
Doctor who sexually harassed nurses to stay in work – BBC News
‘A hospital doctor who admitted sexually harassing two nurses should not be suspended, a High Court judge has ruled.’
BBC News, 18th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children’s doctor guilty of misconduct after drinking lager on night shift – The Independent
‘A children’s doctor who drank a can of strong lager on shift before being sent home after causing an “incident” has been found guilty of professional misconduct.’
The Independent, 11th December 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Humiliated Covid whistleblower says boss tried to ‘break’ her – BBC News
‘A senior doctor who won a record £3.2m payout says her boss tried to “break” her after she raised concerns about how Covid was being handled.’
BBC News, 5th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Medics quitting jobs over ‘distress caused by rightwing Christian group’ – The Guardian
‘Medics treating critically ill babies are quitting their jobs owing to “considerable moral distress” caused by a rightwing Christian group behind a series of end-of-life court cases, the Guardian has been told.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mental health considerations in dishonesty cases, time limits and costs – 3PB
‘This judgment deals with an appeal brought by a doctor against her erasure from the GMC register. The judgment discusses the significance of the doctor’s mental health difficulties in the context of findings of dishonesty, the law on time limits, and it provides a helpful demonstration of how CPR 52.19 (applications to limit recoverable costs) may be applied in statutory appeals of this nature.’
3PB, 26th October 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
Doctor’s suspension after questioning the severity of Covid 19 did not breach his Article 10 rights – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This was an appeal by a doctor against a decision of the medical practitioners’ tribunal that he was guilty of misconduct. He also appealed against the tribunal’s decision to suspend his registration for six months.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th November 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
