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GP Filmed Female Patients Using Wristwatch Camera

Posted 15.03.2013 | UK
Read More: Family Doctor, Davinderjit Bains, Gmc, Sexual Assault, General Practitioner, Child Abuse, Gp, Davinderjit Bains Trial, UK News, General Medical Council, Wiltshire Police, Voyeurism, Swindon Crown Court, UK News

A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients faces jail after admitting a...

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Whistleblowing: Why the NHS Couldn't Care Less

Dr Raj Persaud | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Whistleblowers, Doctors, Gmc, Mid-Staffordshire-Nhs-Foundation-Trust, Whistleblowing, Francis Report, Nhs, Disease, Illness, Health News, UK News
Dr Raj Persaud

The full scale of the way the NHS tries to gag clinicians from speaking out about poor clinical care is only now emerging.

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French Psychiatrists Convicted of Manslaughter Because Her Patient Killed: Is This Fair?

Dr. Sohom Das | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Murder, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Risk Assessment, Daniele Canarelli, Manslaughter, Mr Gaillard, France, Psychiatrist, Gmc, Risk, UK Lifestyle News
Dr. Sohom Das

I've been reading various blogs surrounding this issue with interest. As far as I understand, the doctor had sectioned this man several times in the past against his will. However on this occasion, he had apparently escaped during a consultation.

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The Diamorphine Spectre

Rita Pal | Posted 01.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Greenpsan, Gmc, Dying, Liverpool Care Pathway, Diamorphine, Jane Barton, Prescribing, Harold Shipman, Narcotic, UK Lifestyle News
Rita Pal

Diamorphine is regularly used in palliative care, clinical medicine and addiction psychiatry.

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Christian GP Said Patient Would 'Suffer Eternally'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Religion, Christianity, Gmc, UK News, Christian Doctors, Dr Richard Scott, Christian GP, General Medical Council, UK News

A Christian GP told a vulnerable patient he would "eternally suffer" if he did not put his faith in Jesus, medical watchdogs heard on Tuesday. Dr R...

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British Army Doctor Accused Of Cover-Up Over Death Of Iraqi Detainee

PA | Posted 11.06.2012 | UK
Read More: UK News, Baha Mousa Death, Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, Baha Mousa Trial, Gmc, Baha Mousa, Dr Derek Keilloh, UK News

An Army doctor has been accused of a cover-up over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa following his death at the hands of British soldiers. Dr ...

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Victory For Struck-Off MMR Vaccine Research Doctor

PA | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK
Read More: UK News, Mmr, General Medical Council, Autism, Gmc, UK Health, John Walker-Smith, UK News

An eminent doctor was celebrating a dramatic victory today after the High Court ruled that a decision to strike him off over the MMR controversy was u...

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'Living Wills' and the Medical Profession: When Clinical Best Intentions Clash With Patient Intent

Helen Gaskell | Posted 21.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Office of the Public Guardian, Michelle Obama, Attorney, Mental Capacity Act, Nhs, Lasting Power of Attorney, George Clooney, Helen Gaskell, Living Wills, Barack Obama, General Medical Council, The Descendants, Advance Decisions, Pannone, Gmc, Coma, Doctors, National Health Service, Oscars, Life-Support, UK Lifestyle News
Helen Gaskell

We live, we are told, in an age of independence, when individuals possess more ability to take control of their lives than any previous era in history.

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Junior Doctors 'Forced To Deal With Situations Beyond Their Skills'

PA | Posted 01.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: UK Students, Doctors, Gmc, UK Healthcare, Trainee Doctors, UK Teachers, Healthcare, Nhs, UK Universities & Education News

Almost a quarter of trainee doctors say they are regularly forced to cope with situations beyond their clinical competence or experience, according to...

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GMC: New Doctors 'Need UK Induction'

PA | Posted 15.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Pa, David Gray, Gmc, Nhs, UK Healthcare, Daniel Ubani, General Medical Council, UK News

Newly-qualified and foreign doctors need to go on a basic induction course before they start working in the UK amid fears they may be underprepared to...

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