Parents win legal battle to name doctor who accused them of child abuse – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 23rd, 2010 in child abuse, doctors, expert witnesses, news by sally

“A couple cleared of injuring their baby son have won a legal battle to identify the doctor who gave evidence against them.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2010

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Sons of man killed by German locum GP face prosecution – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 16th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, injunctions, medical treatment, news by sally

“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’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2010

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Judge to rule on Daniel Ubani’s attempts to silence sons of dead patient – The Guardian

Posted August 10th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, injunctions, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 9th August 2010

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Ministers to review curb on doctors hours – BBC News

Posted August 2nd, 2010 in doctors, news, working time by sally

“Ministers are to review European rules that restrict the number of hours doctors can work.”

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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.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2010

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Foreign doctors responsible for overdoses: NHS watchdog – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 15th, 2010 in doctors, medicines, news, reports by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2010

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Baby P doctor faces being struck off – The Independent

Posted July 13th, 2010 in child abuse, disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by sally

“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.”

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The Independent, 13th July 2010

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Baby P doctor missed opportunities to prevent abuse – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 9th, 2010 in child abuse, disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2010

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Payout for Nottingham brain damage teenager – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2010 in compensation, doctors, hospitals, news by sally

“A Nottingham teenager left brain damaged and paralysed after a series of medical errors has won a multi-million pound payout.”

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BBC News, 7th July 2010

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Legal assisted suicide creates ‘slippery slope’ to doctors killing without consent, expert claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in assisted suicide, doctors, euthanasia, news by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010

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No prosecution for right-to-die doctor – BBC News

“A former GP and right-to-die campaigner who took a man to a euthanasia clinic in Switzerland will not be prosecuted.”

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BBC News, 25th June 2010

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Rapists going free through errors by inexperienced doctors, says BMA – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in doctors, evidence, forensic science, news, rape, sexual offences by sally

“Rapists are not being convicted because doctors are making errors when examining victims, according to medical experts specialising in sexual assaults.”

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2010

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Locum GP struck off medical register for fatal overdose – The Guardian

Posted June 18th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2010

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Top neuroscientist died as out-of-hours doctors failed to spot blood infection – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 18th, 2010 in doctors, inquests, news by sally

“A top neuroscientist died after a several out-of-hours doctors failed to spot a rapidly-spreading blood infection, an inquest has heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th June 2010

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GPs agree to waive privacy of mentally ill gun owners – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2010 in confidentiality, doctors, firearms, medical ethics, mental health, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2010

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GP faces GMC over Baby P abuse – The Independent

Posted June 14th, 2010 in child abuse, disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by sally

“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.”

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The Independent, 14th June 2010

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GPs send reforms plan back to drawing board – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 27th May 2010

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GP locum victim’s family get payout – BBC News

Posted May 25th, 2010 in compensation, doctors, news, unlawful killing by sally

“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.”

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BBC News, 24th May 2010

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MMR row doctor Andrew Wakefield struck off register – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2010

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Class action protocol drawn up for NHS litigation – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 21st, 2010 in class actions, doctors, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“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.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010

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