Objections to right-to-die plea – BBC News
“The court case of a severely disabled man seeking permission for a doctor to ‘lawfully’ end his life should not go ahead, the Ministry of Justice says.”
BBC News, 23rd January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: doctors
‘Myth’ that Britain cannot ban EU doctors – Daily Telegraph
“Britain is free to ban foreign doctors from working in this country if they do not speak adequate English or there are concerns over their medical ability, an EU Commissioner insists today.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Assisted suicide: GMC to publish guidance – BBC News
“Guidance on how to deal with complaints against doctors who may have assisted in suicides will be published by the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctor who carried out string of botched operations resumes work at NHS hospital – Daily Telegraph
“Although the General Medical Council recommended that Gideon Lauffer be permanently struck off, a fitness to practice panel suspended him for six months following the deaths of two patients. The suspension has now expired and the former consultant has taken up a post in the A&E department at St Thomas’s hospital in London, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bogus doctor: Lewisham PCT’s Conrad De Souza jailed – BBC News
“A man who spent a decade pretending to be a doctor at an NHS trust in south London has been jailed for 27 months.”
BBC News, 24th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapists escaping justice because police surgeons not up to the job, say critics – The Guardian
“Rape already arouses serious anxiety because so few attacks are reported to the police, conviction rates are low, and victims are subject to intrusive questioning in court. But now concerns are growing that rapists are escaping justice because doctors are failing to properly examine victims or record their injuries, depriving police of crucial forensic evidence. In other words, senior doctors fear that some forensic medical examiners (FMEs) are simply not up to the job.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors fear monitoring of private beliefs as ‘praying GP’ faces hearing – Daily Telegraph
“Doctors fear their private lives and personal beliefs will soon come under increasing scrutiny from regulators, as a Christian GP who prayed with a patient faces a formal hearing.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Soldiers ‘must face prosecution’ – The Independent
“The British soldiers responsible for the death of Baha Mousa must face prosecution in the light of the damning public inquiry findings, lawyers for his family said.”
The Independent, 8th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man had part of brain removed in error – The Guardian
“A former paramedic is seeking compensation and an investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) after part of his brain was removed in error by an NHS surgeon.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Scientists credited on ghostwritten articles ‘should be charged with fraud’ – The Guardian
“Doctors and scientists who put their names to medical articles they have not written should be charged with professional misconduct and fraud, according to legal experts.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Negligence claims against GPs rising – The Guardian
“Payouts to patients or their families hit unprecedented levels according to Medical Defence Union.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bereaved husband claims sex discrimination over NHS pension – Daily Telegraph
“The bereaved husband of a doctor has undertaken a legal test case claiming sex discrimination because he is receiving a smaller NHS pension than if he were a widow.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
General Medical Council is too lenient with poor doctors, say MPs – The Guardian
“The General Medical Council, which regulates doctors, is putting the public at risk by being too lenient with some of those who come before it accused of poor practice or wrongdoing, according to a committee of MPs.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surgeon who botched operations is suspended for a year – The Guardian
“A vascular surgeon who botched operations, resulting in one man bleeding to death and a woman having to breathe through a tube for the rest of her life, has been suspended for 12 months by the General Medical Council.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors call for code to protect whistleblowers – The Independent
“Pressure is mounting on Government ministers to introduce tougher laws to protect whistleblowers as health professionals and MPs speak out against a ‘code of silence’ in the NHS.”
The Independent, 5th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hearsay evidence’ ban in doctor’s abuse case – The Independent
“An internationally renowned children’s heart specialist won a High Court action yesterday to prevent hearsay evidence being used against him in a case involving allegations of child abuse.”
The Independent, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wright v Cambridge Medical Group (a partnership) – WLR daily
Wright v Cambridge Medical Group (a partnership) [2011] EWCA Civ 669; [2011] WLR (D) 189
“General practitioners were liable in negligence for the late referral of an infant to hospital where, if she had received effective treatment in time, she would probably have made a full recovery from an infection which in fact caused permanent damage to her hip.”
WLR Daily, 9th June 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
East Sussex GP Antony Collis jailed for abusing girls – BBC News
“A former GP who indecently assaulted young girls at his Sussex surgery has been jailed for more than eight years.”
BBC News, 10th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GP Antony Collis guilty of abusing girls in East Sussex – BBC News
“A former family doctor has been found guilty of indecently assaulting young girls at his surgery.”
BBC News, 7th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctors asked to spot ‘patients at risk from Islamic radicalisation’ – The Independent
“Doctors are to be drafted into the fight against terrorism by being asked to identify patients at risk of being drawn into violent extremism. The controversial move will be spelt out today by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, as she publishes the Government’s much-delayed strategy for combating extremism.”
The Independent, 7th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
