Poison abortion bid doctor guilty – BBC News
“A doctor has been found guilty of poisoning his lover in a failed attempt to induce an abortion.”
BBC News, 19th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: doctors
NHS trusts ordered to review safety after case of foreign GP killing patient – The Guardian
“All 152 NHS organisations responsible for out of hours GP services in England have been ordered to review patient safety following the case of a German doctor who accidentally killed a patient on his first shift in Britain.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctor gave ‘lethal’ overdoses to two patients in one hour – The Guardian
“A doctor who killed a grandmother with a diamorphine overdose and gave another patient a potentially lethal injection within the space of an hour operated at ‘far below’ the medical standard expected, a disciplinary panel ruled today.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consultant ‘victimised for exposing cost-cutting’ – The Independent
“A leading cancer consultant who repeatedly raised concerns about the health and safety of patients at a London hospital will claim today that he was victimised by managers and had his warnings ignored.”
The Independent, 9th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Manslaughter GP gave second patient too much painkiller – The Guardian
“A family doctor accidentally injected a patient with six times the correct dose of painkiller within an hour of visiting another patient who died after he administered a similar dosage, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 24th August 2009
Sourc: www.guardian.co.uk
Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Times Law Reports
Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Court of Appeal
“A hospital doctor who was subject to disciplinary proceedings brought by his employer was entitled under the contract of employment to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer instructed or employed by his medical defence organisation.”
The Times, 6th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Yeong v General Medical Council – WLR Daily
Yeong v General Medical Council [2009] EWHC 1923 (Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 268
“When considering a medical practitioner’s fitness to practise where the misconduct consisted of violation of the professional relationship between doctor and patient the efforts made by the practitioner to address his behaviour for the future might carry less weight than in cases where the misconduct consisted of clinical errors or incompetence.”
WLR Daily, 30th July 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Junior doctors training: Campaigners win right to Judicial Review – Daily Telegraph
“Junior doctors have won the right to a Judicial Review of the General Medical Council’s refusal to discipline senior colleagues they hold responsible for the training places debacle.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and another – WLR Daily
“A medical practitioner, pursuant to his contract of employment, was entitled to be represented by a lawyer instructed or employed by the Medical Protection Society, or other defence organisation, in disciplinary proceedings brought by his employer.”
WLR Daily, 24th July 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Gas inhaling doctor can practise – BBC News
“A doctor who inhaled ‘laughing gas’ while on duty at a children’s ward can continue to practise, the General Medical Council (GMC) has ruled.”
BBC News, 15th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Surgeon cleared over brain injury – BBC News
“A surgeon who cut into a patient’s brain during a sinus operation has been cleared by the General Medical Council.”
BBC News, 14th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctor sacked in Baby P case sues hospital trust – The Independent
“The consultant paediatrician who was blamed for failing to notice that Baby P had a broken back and ribs days before his death is claiming compensation for unfair dismissal.”
The Independent, 20th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
David Southall loses appeal over being struck off – The Guardian
“Controversial paediatrician Dr David Southall today (22nd May) lost a high court battle to overturn a decision to strike him off the medical register for serious professional misconduct.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Slow misconduct hearings cost taxpayers £8.2 million – The Times
“Family doctors accused of misconduct are being suspended for up to four years and at a cost of up to £900,000, according to figures revealed by the NHS under the Freedom of Information Act.”
The Times, 12th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Southall to appeal over GMC ban – BBC News
“Paediatrician David Southall is to begin an attempt to overturn a General Medical Council (GMC) decision to strike him off the medical register.”
BBC News, 31st March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctors told to give more respect to wishes of dying patients – The Guardian
“Doctors will be told to place a greater weight on the wishes of dying patients when making decisions about their care under new guidelines from their professional regulator.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Review given for boy’s 1990 death – BBC News
“A charity has won the legal right to challenge a decision by the General Medical Council (GMC) not to investigate a boy’s death 19 years ago.”
BBC News, 24th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court case over boy’s 1990 death – BBC News
“The General Medical Council (GMC) faces a judicial review later over claims it failed to investigate a boy’s death nearly 19 years ago.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why we have still not learnt the lessons from Harold Shipman – The Times
“Ten years ago Harold Shipman was making headlines after he was charged with the murder of 15 of his patients. A public inquiry found that Shipman had used loopholes in the systems in which he practised as a family doctor to kill more than 215 people and to avoid detection for many years.”
The Times, 12th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New era of patient rights claimed for NHS – The Times
“An end to the ‘doctor knows best’ era of medicine was heralded by ministers yesterday as Gordon Brown published a constitution for the NHS.”
The Times, 22nd January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
