Category: doctors

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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Doctors can be struck off if they ignore the right to die, GMC to announce – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, medical treatment, news by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2010

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More than 200 patients sue Liverpool Women’s Hospital – BBC News

Posted May 12th, 2010 in class actions, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, news by sally

“More than 200 patients are preparing to sue Liverpool Women’s Hospital over the poor treatment they allege they received from a doctor.”

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BBC News, 12th May 2010

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Struck-off doctor jailed for selling slimming pills – The Independent

Posted May 12th, 2010 in doctors, drug offences, medicines, news, proceeds of crime by sally

“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. ”

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The Independent, 12th May 2010

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Controversial paediatrician David Southall wins appeal – The Guardian

Posted May 4th, 2010 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, doctors, expert witnesses, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 4th May 2010

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GP drove on motorway while almost five times over drink-drive limit – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2010 in alcohol abuse, dangerous driving, doctors, news, sentencing by sally

“Dr Claire Nelson said she was ‘deeply remorseful’ after being placed on probation for 18 months and banned from driving for two years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010

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Private Powys GP banned from prescribing drugs by GMC – BBC News

Posted April 30th, 2010 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, medical treatment, medicines, news by sally

“A doctor has been banned from prescribing drugs and told to take down part of her website after appearing before the General Medical Council.”

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BBC News, 29th April 2010

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Suspended paediatrician David Southall wins GMC appeal – BBC News

Posted April 20th, 2010 in appeals, child abuse, disciplinary procedures, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“Paediatrician David Southall has won an appeal over a long-running dispute with the General Medical Council.”

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BBC News, 20th April 2010

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Hertfordshire GP who sexually assaulted patients jailed – BBC News

Posted March 24th, 2010 in doctors, news, sexual offences by sally

“A Hertfordshire GP who carried out sexual assaults on three women has been jailed for 16 months.”

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BBC News, 24th March 2010

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Cruise line pays out over Legionnaires’ disease death – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 17th, 2010 in compensation, doctors, holidays, news, ships by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2010

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GMC begins consultation on MOT for doctors – The Guardian

Posted March 2nd, 2010 in consultations, doctors, news by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 1st March 2010

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Escort girl drug doctor suspended by GMC – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2010 in doctors, news, professional conduct, psychiatrists by sally

“A doctor who falsified a prescription for a cocaine-addicted escort girl has been suspended for six months by the General Medical Council (GMC).”

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BBC News, 24th February 2010

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Doctor Adam Osborne guilty of misconduct – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2010 in doctors, news, professional conduct, psychiatrists by sally

“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).”

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BBC News, 23rd February 2010

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‘Baby P’ doctor faces GMC hearing – BBC News

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in child abuse, doctors, negligence, news by sally

“A doctor accused of failing to spot the signs that Baby P was being abused is due before the General Medical Council (GMC) charged with misconduct.”

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BBC News, 22nd February 2010

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Prosthetics expert struck off after giving patient two left feet – The Guardian

Posted February 12th, 2010 in doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“An expert in prosthetics who gave an elderly patient two left feet by fitting the wrong artificial limb has been struck off after he admitted a series of misconduct allegations. Malcolm Griffiths fitted a left-footed lower limb instead of a new right leg to Patrick Morrison, 76, an amputee from Bathgate in West Lothian, and then failed to spot the mistake during two subsequent check-ups.”

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The Guardian, 11th February 2010

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Overdose inquest finds German doctor Daniel Ubani incompetent – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2010 in doctors, inquests, murder, negligence, news by sally

“A patient who was given a fatal overdose by an out-of-hours doctor was unlawfully killed and his death amounted to gross negligence and manslaughter, a coroner ruled today.”

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The Guardian, 4th February 2010

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Inquest verdict due over GP out-of-hours deaths – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2010 in doctors, inquests, negligence, news by sally

“A coroner is due to give his verdict into the deaths of two patients treated by an overseas out-of-hours doctor on his first NHS shift.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2010

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