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Army doctor who tried to resuscitate Iraqi man after soldier’s beating faces GMC hearing

The army doctor serving with 1st Battalion the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment (1QLR) in Basra in 2003, when civilian detainee Baha Mousa was beaten to death, faces charges of lying in witness statements and in evidence to the court martial and public inquiry at a six week General Medical Council hearing starting on 11 June.

Published 31 May 2012 - 12:08

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Watchdog inspects Cornish out of hours service after doctors complain

Published 31 May 2012 - 16:05

Critics call for “misleading” consultation on shared decision making to be withdrawn

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Northern Ireland signs deal for electronic patient records after successful pilot

Published 31 May 2012 - 15:19

Appetite for patient safety in England falls behind that in the rest of the UK, conference hears

Published 31 May 2012 - 15:19

A third of cardiac arrests in hospital could have been prevented, finds inquiry

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Death of teenager from a drug error a decade ago has made UK a leader in safety

Published 30 May 2012 - 15:53

Doctors to take industrial action over pensions in June

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Waiting times in English emergency departments reach eight year high

Published 30 May 2012 - 11:03

High Court quashes anaesthetist’s 12 month suspension by GMC

Published 30 May 2012 - 11:03

Commission calls for city planners to consider health issues

Published 30 May 2012 - 00:07

Raid NHS budget and welfare benefits of well-off older people to boost social care funds, Nuffield Trust suggests

Published 28 May 2012 - 23:32

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Drug companies and publishers set out 10 steps to enhance credibility of industry sponsored trials

Published 28 May 2012 - 16:21

World leaders agree to cut deaths from non-communicable diseases by a quarter by 2025

Published 28 May 2012 - 16:21

Surgeon whose “mistake” left four year old boy with colostomy bag gets three month suspension

Published 28 May 2012 - 16:21

Plan to stimulate research in developing countries is put on hold

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Urologist is jailed after admitting manslaughter of woman with kidney infection

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Pilot study will assess whether HPV test should replace smears to screen for cervical cancer

Published 28 May 2012 - 11:25

NHS promises to ensure modern leadership style to improve staff morale

Published 28 May 2012 - 11:25

Public health researchers engage with media for greater good, not to boost their egos, finds study

Published 28 May 2012 - 11:25

Full access to trial data holds many benefits and a few pitfalls, conference hears

Published 25 May 2012 - 16:02

Doctors opposed to NHS reforms set up a new political party

Published 25 May 2012 - 16:02

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