At 12:59 05/02/2010, you wrote:
>The question of performers lists does appear to need some clarification.
>
>1. to be on a Performer's List as a GP, do you have to be a GP?
>(Cornwall apparently thinks not in the case of EU doctors).
http://www.u.tv/news/UK-fury-as-Germany-prosecutes-Daniel-Ubani-GP-who-gave-fatal-dose/f4b44c0a-3b08-40d4-8ed7-a6e4a8222c24
Ubani's solicitor, Reinhard Shauwienold, said: "Dr Ubani is
practising again, and will continue to do so for a long time to come.
No conditions have been attached to his ability to practise. He can
work, unrestricted as far as I am aware, both as a cosmetic surgeon
and as a GP."
And this is really just a confirmation as in other places it has been
clearly stated that he is a GP - probably in UK terms one would say a
GP with a special interest (like those who do laser eye surgery or
tattoo removal).
One might identify multiple problems:
1) An exhausted doctor
2) Poor command of English
3) Failure of TCN recruitment to pick up on important issues
4) Failure of proper induction (by 21st century standards) for
foreign doctor working first shift
5) Patient request for opiate medication (a guy in a medical
family requesting pethidine 100mg?!?!)
6) The presence of 100mg ampoules of Diamorphine
However I do NOT buy into the public hysteria aggravated by his GP
son that manslaughter is necessarily (on the basis of information in
the public domain) an appropriate charge against the individual.
This man made several mistakes in dreadful circumstances for which he
had less than 100% responsibility. Manslaughter is rarely
appropriate in my view as a charge against doctors, and the German
approach seems rather better moderated IF (and I do emphasize that)
this is the only significant period of error in an otherwise
generally good and productive career.
He has already been fined and received a suspended prison sentence.
He will quite rightly never work in the UK again.
We should be focusing on improving the English system, hold
government and PCTs to account, and stop seeking personal revenge.
Julian
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