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"An NHS trust has apologised to the family of a woman who died shortly after a German locum surgeon botched an operation on her hip.
Ena Dickinson, 94, died two months after mistakes by Dr Werner Kolb left her unable to walk. During the operation in August 2008 at Grantham hospital in Lincolnshire, he removed bone that should have been left and severed an artery. The only reason Dickinson did not die immediately was because a consultant stepped in, an inquest heard yesterday."
"An elderly woman died after a German locum doctor carried out one of the “worst botched operations” seen in a British hospital, an inquest heard yesterday.
Ena Dickinson, a former NHS volunteer, was left unable to walk after the locum made a series of errors during a routine hip operation at Grantham & District Hospital. "
"These are some of the recommendations made by Dame Janet Smith in the Shipman Inquiry along with details of what action, if any, has been taken. "
"A coroner has called for a review of the way GPs work after an inquest found that the “antiquated” methods of a family doctor, Howard Martin, contributed to the deaths of at least two patients. Here is a timeline of how the case unfolded. "
"A coroner has called for a review of the way GPs work after an inquest found that the “antiquated” methods of a family doctor, Howard Martin, contributed to the deaths of at least two patients. "
"A leading psychologist tried to kiss a male colleague at a dinner and then tried to stroke another man's thigh in front of his bemused wife, a hearing was told. "
"A mother, Carol Frazer, left unable to smile after a botched operation has criticised the NHS for employing the surgeon for 20 years despite a series of errors. "
"A grandmother died because of appalling blunders by a German surgeon flown in by the NHS.
Ena Dickinson, 94, lost nearly half the blood in her body during what should have been a routine hip operation. "
"Coroner calls for further review of standards after hearing into morphine-related deaths of Dr Howard Martin's patients"
"A coroner has called for a review of medical practices after finding that an elderly GP’s “risky and antiquated” prescribing of morphine contributed to the deaths of patients.
Andrew Tweddle said that the deaths of Dr Howard Martin's three patients showed that systems designed to improve patient safety and GP performance, in the wake of the Harold Shipman murders, still needed improving. "
"A dentist who once ran for Parliament groped four female patients after claiming he was worried that their glands were swollen, a court heard yesterday.
Adrian Heath, who stood for the Liberal Democrats in the last general election, allegedly touched women while they were in his dentist's chair in a way that had 'no clinical justification'. "
"The victims of a doctor who reduced children to "zombies" after misdiagnosing them have been paid more than £4m in compensation. "
"An NHS executive has been sacked for swearing. Gary Walker, head of the hospitals trust in Lincolnshire, is alleged to have used four-letter words too freely at work.
Mr Walker, pictured, who rescued the trust from £24.5million debts, has been signed off with stress since July."
"A doctor alleged to have administered a stem cell therapy treatment in a ''wholly illegitimate, misleading and dishonest'' way to multiple sclerosis sufferers today told a disciplinary hearing the process in principle was ''worth a try''. "
"The "extraordinary" failings at the NHS hospital where hundreds died needlessly are today exposed. "
"A former director of north Cumbria’s hospitals is facing a disciplinary hearing over her role in a high-profile racial discrimination case.
Shirley Chipperfield, who was human resources director of the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, was criticised by a tribunal judge over her conduct during a long-running series of complaints by a senior nurse."
"Sabah al-Zayyat allegedly applied for job in Ireland but failed to tell prospective employer she was facing GMC action"
"Ambulance drivers face the sack if they ignore a 'ludicrous' diktat that they must not drive too fast to emergencies.
NHS bureaucrats have decided that paramedics who go as little as 10mph above the speed limit should face formal disciplinary action. "
"It began with a few murmurs. As Surendra Kumar, a Cheshire GP, read out the verdict of the General Medical Council (GMC) panel on the conduct of Dr Andrew Wakefield and two colleagues last Thursday there was muttering in the public seats. “Disgraceful,” grunted one woman. “Rubbish,” spat another. "
"A SURGEON whose operation on a church organist's finger left the patient unable to play again admitted she didn't feel confident enough to perform the procedure.
Dr Barbara Czaslawska, 39, was allowed to operate by the private clinic where she worked even though she had limited experience of hand surgery and was not qualified to deal with possible complications. "
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