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| GP struck off for fatal overdose | GP struck off for fatal overdose |
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| Dr Ubani injected a patient with an overdose of a painkiller | Dr Ubani injected a patient with an overdose of a painkiller |
| An out-of-hours doctor from Germany who killed a patient with an overdose of a painkiller has been struck off by the General Medical Council (GMC). | An out-of-hours doctor from Germany who killed a patient with an overdose of a painkiller has been struck off by the General Medical Council (GMC). |
| Dr Daniel Ubani, 67, injected David Gray, of Manea, Cambridgeshire, with 10 times the recommended dosage in 2008. | Dr Daniel Ubani, 67, injected David Gray, of Manea, Cambridgeshire, with 10 times the recommended dosage in 2008. |
| A GMC panel has ruled that Dr Ubani should be banned from practising in the UK. | A GMC panel has ruled that Dr Ubani should be banned from practising in the UK. |
| Dr Ubani was given a suspended sentence in Germany for death by negligence but is still able to practise there. | Dr Ubani was given a suspended sentence in Germany for death by negligence but is still able to practise there. |
| The GMC's powers do not extend to other countries. | The GMC's powers do not extend to other countries. |
| Mr Gray, 70, who was suffering from kidney stones, died at his home, a few hours after he was given the massive overdose of diamorphine. | |
| Dr Ubani, a specialist in cosmetic medicine based in Witten, Germany, admitted he had confused the morphine with another drug. | |
| The panel had earlier ruled that Dr Ubani's fitness to practise was impaired because of his misconduct in treating Mr Gray and two other patients on the same shift. | |
| Dr Ubani did not attend the hearing in Manchester and cannot now be tried in a criminal court in Britain because of double jeopardy laws. | |
| The family of Mr Gray has accepted £40,000 compensation. |