United Kingdom: Nurse faces charges of misconduct
news.stv.tv on June 12, 2012 reported that a pensioner's leg had to be amputated after a care home nurse failed to give him a week's worth of medication for deep vein thrombosis, a hearing has been...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Nurse may lose job over violent attack
thisisleicestershire.co.uk on June 12, 2012 reported that a nurse who attacked his girlfriend in a drunken rage and stole strong painkillers from work may lose his job. The Nursing and Midwifery...
View ArticleIreland: Girl awarded €380,000 in negligence case
irishtimes.com on June 14, 2012 reported that a teenage girl who suffered a shoulder injury at birth is to receive €380,000 under a settlement of her High Court action made without admission of...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Bogus doctor guilty of sexually assaulting four women
eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk on June 13, 2012 reported that a bogus GP faced jail on Wednesday after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting four women. Antonio Gobbato, 51, lured the women into...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Authorities suspend doctor for dishonest claims
deadlinenews.co.uk June 15, 2012 reported that a Scottish doctor who dishonestly took extra pay from her employers and wrote prescriptions for herself and her family has been suspended for a year. Dr...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Hertfordshire doctor's jail term extended by two years
lutontoday.co.uk June 17, 2012 reported that a jailed Hertfordshire doctor who tried to poison his pregnant lover has had his jail sentence extended by two years after he was found guilty of plotting...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Investigation Committee reprimands doctor over malpractice
christianconcern.com on June 14, 2012 reported that the General Medical Council’s Investigation Committee has today reprimanded a Christian doctor for sharing his faith with a patient at the end of a...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Banned nurse back to work
eveningexpress.co.uk on June 18, 2012 reported that a nurse who was banned from the profession for nine months for a series of mistakes in Aberdeen is set to return to work. Nicanor Sindanum has been...
View ArticleIreland: Dentist given a 15-month suspended sentence in sexual assault case
irishtimes.com on June 19, 2012 reported that a 60-year-old dentist was given a 15-month suspended sentence for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old dental nurse just days after she began work at his...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Woman sues hospital over hepatitis C infection
seacoastonline.com on June 14, 2012 reported that a 61-year-old Newmarket woman filed suit against Exeter Hospital on Thursday claiming she contracted hepatitis C in the hospital’s cardiac...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Doctor in court for making up blood tests records to gain...
bournemouthecho.co.uk on June 19, 2012 reported that a GP has appeared in court accused of making up records of blood tests to gain extra money from the health service. Dr Ralph Vadas denies the charge...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Doctor struck off for submitting false prescriptions
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk on June 19, 2012 reported that a doctor who submitted false prescriptions after developing an addiction to codeine has been struck off. Emily Heinzman was given a suspended...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Doctor pleads not guilty to allegations by former patient
iol.co.za on June 19, 2012 reported that a Durban medical doctor, facing six counts of unprofessional conduct for allegedly charging a patient for services not rendered, has denied all allegations...
View ArticleRussia: Military doctor arrested over bribery
twocircles.net on June 21, 2012 reported that a top military medical officer in Russia has been arrested after being caught red-handed accepting a hefty bribe, officials said. Maj. Gen. Yury Sabanin,...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Dentists stand trial over cheating charges
thisisleicestershire.co.uk on June 21, 2012 reported that two dentists have gone on trial accused of cheating the NHS out of £46,000. It is claimed Dr Werner Muller and Dr John Atkinson fraudulently...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Doctor struck off for filming female friends in shower
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk on June 21, 2012 reported that a heart doctor who secretly filmed female friends in the shower has been struck off. Vivek Baliga was convicted of three charges of voyeurism...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Accused nurse to continue caring for sick
brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk on June 21, 2012 reported that a nurse admitted stealing “low value” items from Farleigh Hospice, but will be allowed to continue caring for the sick. A Nursing and Midwifery...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Doctor faces being barred for luring minor girls
falkirkherald.co.uk on July 05, 2012 reported that an evil doctor who tried to lure two little girls into his car faces being struck off. Leslie Mitchell (59) was jailed in September 2010 after...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Nurse faces charges of submitting fake claims
thisisleicestershire.co.uk on July 07, 2012 reported that a hospital nurse accused of submitting bogus claims for shifts he did not work has been given two months to prove his innocence. Richard Davies...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: 55-yr-old nurse who told paralyzed patient to shut up, guilty...
bbc.co.uk on July 11, 2012 reported that a panel has ruled a nurse's actions in telling a paralysed patient to shut up or she would call his family and put him out in the car park was misconduct. But...
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