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GP struck off after lying to inquest over fire deathEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Family doctor from Barnsley receives suspended jail sentence for perverting the course of justice over the death of an elderly woman (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - November 17, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

GP is struck off for lying to policeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: BMJ Online First)
Source: BMJ Online First - November 16, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Dyer, C. Tags: Prison medicine NEWS Source Type: journals

Whistleblower nurse wins awardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A nurse who was struck off after secretly filming the neglect of elderly patients has won a national nursing award (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 10, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Whistleblowing nurse Margaret Haywood wins patient awardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Margaret Haywood, a nurse who was struck off for secretly filming patient neglect in a Sussex hospital has been named the patients’ choice at a national awards ceremony. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - November 10, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Tuesday 10 NovemberEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nurse Margaret Haywood wins Nursing Standard award RCN member Margaret Haywood has won the Nursing Standard Patient Choice Award at a ceremony in London. Margaret Haywood filmed patients for BBC Panorama in 2005 in order to expose poor patient care, and was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council earlier this year. However, last month the decision was replaced by a one-year caution after a High Court settlement. (Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert)
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - November 10, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Jailed male nurse is struck offEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A male mental health nurse has been struck off for stealing £7,000 from a patient at Portland Care Homes in Derby (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 29, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Whistleblowing nurse Margaret Haywood reinstatedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Margaret Haywood, a nurse who had been struck off for whistleblowing and exposing her concerns over poor standards of care, has described herself as ‘absolutely delighted’ to have been reinstated on the register. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Tuesday 13 OctoberEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Whistleblower nurse Margaret Haywood reinstated: Margaret Haywood, an RCN member who was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) after she filmed poor patient care at the Royal Sussex Hospital for BBC Panorama, has been reinstated after the NMC reduced her sanction to a one-year caution. The High Court conclusion was announced yesterday afternoon and means that Margaret can return to work. Ms Haywood said: I am delighted at the verdict which means I will be able to return to nursing. I have been overwhelmed and humbled by the patient and public interest in my case and would like to thank everyone who has s...
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - October 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Panorama nurse can return to workEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A nurse wins her battle against being struck off the register for secretly filming care for the elderly at a Brighton hospital. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: England Source Type: news

Panorama nurse ban overturnedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A nurse wins her battle against being struck off the register for secretly filming care for the elderly at a Brighton hospital. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: England Source Type: news

Impact of the 2007 Ica earthquake on health facilities and health service provision in southern Peru. - Chapin E, Daniels A, Elias R, Aspilcueta D, Doocy S.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Introduction: Few studies have examined post-disaster coping abilities of health facilities and hospitals. On 15 August 2007, a 7.9 (Richter) earthquake struck off the western coast of Peru near the Department of Ica that devastated the healthcare infrastr... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: info

Asia and Pacific disasters: Psychological support for survivorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than a week after the traumatic events in South Asia and the South Pacific, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are beginning to train local counsellors as well as give direct psychological support to disaster survivors. There were fears of more devastation when a tsunami warning was issued on Thursday morning after earthquakes struck off the coast of the islands of Vanuatu in the South Pacific. In the end there was little damage but there was panic on several islands. In the Samoan islands, part of the population again sought refuge on higher ground. It was only one week after an earthquake and subsequent tsunami...
Source: MSF News - October 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Indonesia Source Type: organizations

Indonesia: MSF teams on their way after quake, relief material being preparedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is today sending an emergency team of six people to Indonesia following yesterday’s powerful earthquake that authorities say has killed more than 750 people and left thousands trapped under rubble. The magnitude 7.6 quake struck off the western coast of Sumatra Island. The worst affected areas are said to be the cities of Padang and Pariaman. Indonesian authorities have sent significant medical assistance and food to the area. MSF has been in contact with authorities and former Indonesian staff to get a clearer picture of the needs and to try to quickly organize a first assessment of aff...
Source: MSF News - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Indonesia NEWS Source Type: organizations

Two South Pacific earthquakes unlikely to be connectedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The earthquakes in the South Pacific occurred in a region of extraordinary geological activity called the Ring of Fire, which stretches from Indonesia to the coast of Chile. Several tectonic plates converge and create enormous pressure in the Earth's crust. Nine out of 10 earthquakes in the world happen in the region.It is unlikely the two latest earthquakes are connected, according to seismologists. They were caused by slippages in faults that took place 16 hours and 10,000km apart on two different tectonic plates.The first earthquake, recorded as magnitude 8.0, happened on Tuesday at 6.48am local time around 200km off th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 30, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Natural disasters and extreme weather South Pacific Samoa Indonesia World news Geology Science The Guardian Source Type: news

Abusive paramedic failed patientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A paramedic who said a collapsed diabetic was drunk, then abused a colleague and members of the public, is struck off. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Merseyside Source Type: news

Fatal overdose GP is struck offEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A Cumbrian doctor who injected two patients with six times the proper dose of a painkiller, killing one of them, is struck off the medical register. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cumbria Source Type: news

Fatal overdose GP 'irresponsible'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A Cumbrian GP faces being struck off after giving two patients huge overdoses of diamorphine - killing one of them. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cumbria Source Type: news

Surgery affairs doctor struck offEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A GP from East Yorkshire who had sex with a patient and co-worker in his surgery is struck off as a doctor after being found guilty of misconduct. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Humber Source Type: news

Fraudulent NHS finance director is struck offEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A former NHS finance chief jailed for forging his trust’s valuation reports has been struck off by his professional body. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - September 2, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: info

Failing nurses face disciplineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NURSES who offer patients poor levels of care should be treated "very seriously" and possibly struck off, the UK government's chief nursing officer said. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - August 27, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Friday 28 AugustEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Department of Health reacts to Patients Association report on nursing care failings The Department of Health has responded to the Patients Association report on failings in nursing care. Christine Beasley, the Governments Chief Nursing Officer, said that in these cases the care offered to patients was clearly unacceptable and that nurses should be struck off if their standard of care is at the level highlighted in the report. Dr. Peter Carter, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing said that most nurses were decent, highly skilled individuals. (Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert)
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - August 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

'Ill' medic struck off for £4,000 scamEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A "DISHONEST" NHS medic has been struck off after working at three hospitals while claiming more than £4,000 in sick pay. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - August 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South Africa: 12,800 Health Workers Struck Off RegisterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Healthcare Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has erased over 12 800 health care practitioners from its register for failing to pay their annual fees. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 18, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

12 800 health workers struck off registerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Healthcare Professions Council of South Africa has erased health care practitioners from its register. (Source: IOL: Health)
Source: IOL: Health - August 18, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

'Undercover nurse' struck off the professional register for misconduct.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19671651 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Nursing Ethics)
Source: Nursing Ethics - August 15, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Wainwright P Tags: Nurs Ethics Source Type: journals

Aromatherapy midwife struck offEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A midwife is struck off after giving a pregnant woman in labour aromatherapy oils which she mistakenly drank. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: North East Wales Source Type: news

Doctor struck off for 10-year affair with "vulnerable" patientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
60-year-old doctor struck off the medical register after affair with a patient that began when she was 43 (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - August 3, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Wednesday 29 JulyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Former doctor challenges police after admitting to paying for friend to end life at suicide clinic A former doctor and campaigner for the legalisation of assisted suicide has called for the police to arrest him after admitting that he gave a friend £1,500 to help fund the cost of going to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland to end his life. The 78-year-old former doctor was struck off the medical register in 2005 for helping a friend to die and is quoted in The Times as saying he would plead guilty as a martyr if charged by the police. The same article notes that the Royal College of Nursing have moved to adopting a n...
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - July 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Nurse struck off for patient sexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A male nurse who was jailed for 16 months for having sex with a 16-year-old patient in a hospital toilet, is struck off. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 27, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Oxfordshire Source Type: news

Senior therapist struck off after "repeated failings"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A senior occupational therapist who demonstrated "repeated and widespread failings" while working for Dorset Primary Care Trust has been struck off (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - July 6, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Dentist struck off for negligenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An Ayrshire dentist is struck off over a catalogue of professional errors which left patients with rotting teeth. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West Source Type: news

'Killer drugs GP should be struck off'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
THE daughter of a woman who died after being given the wrong prescription from her GP is calling for tougher penalties as new figures reveal 99 doctors in Scotland have sanct (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - June 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Operating Department Practitioner Struck Off For Failure To Report Drug MisuseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Operating Department Practitioner, Mr Mark McFarlane has been struck off the HPC Register after he failed to report the misuse of drugs by a colleague. The HPC Conduct and Competence Committee heard that Mr McFarlane knew a colleague was removing drugs for their own personal use and did not report that fact to his employer or the HPC. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Source Type: news

Paramedic Struck Off For Making False Job ApplicationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Paramedic, Ms Kim Holland has been struck off the HPC Register for repeatedly providing false information to her employer in order to further her career. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Paramedic Struck Off For Drink Driving Whilst On CallEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Paramedic, Mr Jonathan Knight has been struck off the HPC Register after he was convicted of driving with an alcohol concentration over twice the prescribed legal limit. A HPC Conduct and Competence Committee heard that the registrant was driving an unmarked emergency response vehicle and was on call at the time he was stopped by police. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

GP convicted of assault "likely" to be struck offEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GP at Essex surgery ordered to do unpaid work after smacking the bottoms of two women during consultations (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - June 6, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Mind And WITNESS Respond To Ruling On Derek Gale CaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Health Care Professionals Council has today struck off Arts Therapist Derek Gale following wide ranging incidents of misconduct and abuse towards patients in his care. However, Gale has only been banned from practicing as an arts therapist, and under current legislation, can continue to practice as a psychotherapist or counsellor (1). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

'Cavalier' therapist struck offEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An arts therapist is struck off after being accused of smoking cannabis in front of clients and acting in a cavalier manner. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Essex Source Type: news

Top dentist 'charged £3,700 for implants that did not fit'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
AN award-winning dentist faces being struck off after he was accused of dishonesty and substandard work by charging a patient £3,700 for tooth implants that did not fit. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - May 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Powerful quake rocks Honduras, 4 confirmed deadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A powerful earthquake struck off the Caribbean coast near Honduras this morning, leaving four or more dead on shore, and injuring 40 others. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - May 28, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Environment,Health,Society & Policy,Everyday Science Source Type: journals

NMC strikes nurse from register over painkillers theftEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A senior staff nurse has been struck off the nursing register by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for stealing prescription painkillers from a Sheffield hospital. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - May 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Doctor struck off over "inappropriate" touchingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A GP conducted sexually motivated examinations on three women in the North East, it has been revealed (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - May 19, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Rachida Dati's gynaecologist 'could be struck off'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The French gynaecologist who helped Rachida Dati the French justice minister return to work just five days after delivering her baby by Caesarean section could be struck off the medical register for recounting her stay in his clinic to the press. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - May 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: rachida date caesarian french minister birth Source Type: news

Capital nurse struck off register after downloading child pornEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A MALE nurse from Edinburgh has been struck off the register for downloading indecent images of children. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - May 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whistleblower petition gets 25,000 signaturesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A petition supporting undercover nurse Margaret Haywood, who was struck off for covertly filming patients for a BBC Panorama documentary, has attracted more than 25,000 signatures. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - April 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Over 15,000 sign petition to support struck off RCN memberEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just one week after its launch, more than 15,500 people have signed the petition in support of RCN member, Margaret Haywood. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - April 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: organizations

Doctor struck off over unauthorised treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - April 22, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Petition launched in support of whistleblowing nurseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A petition in support of the nurse who was struck off after exposing poor patient care on BBC's Panorama has been launched by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)
Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - April 21, 2009 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Killer nurse is struck offEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A SCOTTISH nurse who killed four elderly patients was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council yesterday. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - April 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news