Law lords rule NHS policy on overseas doctors is unlawful – The Times

Posted April 30th, 2008 in doctors, news by sally

“The House of Lords has told the Government that it must ditch its policy of preferring British and European doctors for NHS jobs over doctors from further afield.”

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The Times, 30th April 2008

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Doctor sentenced over child porn – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2008 in children, doctors, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“A children’s hospital doctor has escaped a jail sentence after admitting downloading child pornography.”

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BBC News, 25th April 2008

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Salt baby death inquiry dropped – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2008 in children, doctors, expert witnesses, news, poisoning by sally

“A doctor accused of giving false evidence in the trial of a mother accused of killing her son by poisoning him with salt will not be prosecuted.”

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BBC News, 23rd April 2008

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Doctor in MMR row defends stance at disciplinary hearing – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2008 in autism, doctors, medicines, news, professional conduct, vaccination by sally

“The doctor who first sparked widespread safety fears over the MMR vaccine said yesterday that his paramount concern was ‘clinical care’ for children who had developed autism after being vaccinated.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2008

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GBH doctor suspended for a year – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2008 in doctors, grievous bodily harm, news by sally

“A doctor who beat a paramedic into a coma has been suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) for 12 months.”

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BBC News, 26th March 2008

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Doctor ‘gave 17 women with cancer all-clear’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 14th, 2008 in doctors, negligence, news by sally

“A doctor made ‘barn door-sized errors’ in reading breast scans that led him to wrongly tell 17 women with cancer that they were healthy, a tribunal heard yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2008

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Doctor arrested on return to UK – BBC News

Posted February 29th, 2008 in doctors, homicide, negligence, news by sally

“A doctor charged with killing a patient with an injection of adrenalin almost 10 years ago has arrived back in the UK from Texas.”

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BBC News, 29th February 2008

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Stalking by patients is a real menace for psychiatrists – The Times

Posted January 25th, 2008 in doctors, harassment, news by sally

“More than one in ten psychiatrists has been stalked by patients or their associates, a survey suggests. A report commissioned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found that 10.7 per cent of its members have been victims of stalking, while one in three had suffered harassment under legal and academic definitions of the term.”

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The Times, 25th January 2008

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GMC strikes Dr David Southall off medical register – The Times

Posted December 5th, 2007 in doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“Controversial paediatrician Dr David Southall has been struck off the medical register after being found guilty of serious misconduct.”

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The Times, 5th December 2007

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Psychiatrist to face plagiarism charges at GMC hearing – The Guardian

Posted December 4th, 2007 in doctors, news by sally

“TV psychiatrist Raj Persaud is to go before a General Medical Council panel hearing to decide if he should continue to practise, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 4th December 2007

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Controversial paediatrician reprimanded again – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2007 in doctors, medical records, news, professional conduct by sally

“Leading paediatrician Professor David Southall could face the end of his career after the General Medical Council found yesterday that he inappropriately accused a distressed mother of drugging and then murdering her 10-year-old son.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2007

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Family doctors to shun national database of patients’ records – The Guardian

Posted November 20th, 2007 in doctors, medical records, news by sally

“Nearly two-thirds of family doctors are poised to boycott the government’s scheme to put the medical records of 50 million NHS patients on a national electronic database, a Guardian poll reveals today.”

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The Guardian, 20th November 2007

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Doctors may be prosecuted if their laptops are stolen – The Times

Posted November 15th, 2007 in data protection, doctors, news by sally

“Doctors who have laptops containing patients’ records stolen from their cars could end up in court.”

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The Times, 15th November 2007

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MPs call for abortion law reforms – BBC News

Posted October 31st, 2007 in abortion, doctors, news by sally

“There is no reason why women seeking an abortion should need the approval of two doctors, a group of MPs has said.”

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BBC News, 31st October 2007

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£2.5m award over anorexia mistake – BBC News

Posted October 31st, 2007 in damages, doctors, negligence, news by sally

“A woman has been awarded £2.5m in damages after her brain tumour was misdiagnosed by doctors who thought she was anorexic.”

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BBC News, 30th October 2007

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Surgeons begin training on cadavers – The Times

Posted October 17th, 2007 in doctors, medical ethics, news by sally

“A change in the law is to transform the way surgeons are trained, allowing them to practise on bodies left to medical science. Under the Anatomy Act, cadavers could be used for tuition in anatomy but not in technique.”

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The Times, 17th October 2007

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NHS is facing £4.5bn compensation bill over babies damaged at birth by hospital “blunders” – The Observer

Posted September 24th, 2007 in birth, compensation, doctors, midwives, negligence, news by sally

“The NHS is facing £4.5bn in compensation claims over alleged blunders by midwives and doctors that have left babies suffering severe brain damage, The Observer can reveal.”

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The Observer, 23rd September 2007

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Sex offender doctors “free to treat patients” – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 24th, 2007 in doctors, news, sexual offences by sally

“Eleven doctors are still free to work in the NHS despite being convicted of sex and child pornography offences, The Daily Telegraph can reveal today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2007

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Doctor faces High Court battle with GMC over weblink – The Register

Posted August 22nd, 2007 in confidentiality, doctors, internet, news by sally

“A mental health doctor is headed for a showdown with the General Medical Council (GMC) in the High Court because she is accused of breaking confidentiality by posting a link on her blog.”

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The Register, 21st August 2007

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MMR scare doctor ‘breached fundamental rules’ – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2007 in children, doctors, news, professional conduct by sally

“Vulnerable children were subjected to ‘inappropriate and invasive’ tests by a doctor who prompted one of the biggest health controversies of the past 10 years, it was alleged today.”

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The Guardian, 17th July 2007

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