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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 on 16 February 2008. | |
| Dr Ubani, a specialist in cosmetic medicine based in Witten, Germany, admitted he had confused the morphine with another drug. | Dr Ubani, a specialist in cosmetic medicine based in Witten, Germany, admitted he had confused the morphine with another drug. |
| The panel concluded it had "grave concerns" about Dr Ubani's clinical competence in his treatment of three patients on that date and warned there was a risk of him repeating his errors. | |
| It ruled that a period of suspension was not sufficient. | |
| Panel chairman Dr Brian Alderman said: "In all the circumstances, the panel is satisfied that erasure is the only means of protecting patients and maintaining public confidence in the profession." | |
| Speaking after the GMC's decision, Mr Gray's son, Stuart, who is a GP, told BBC Radio Five live that he believed the panel could not have come to any other conclusion. | |
| David Gray was given painkillers for renal colic | |
| "There was a catalogue of medical errors... he is a disgrace to the medical profession." | |
| Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: "I support the panel's verdict which ensures that Dr Ubani can never practise medicine in this country again. | |
| "This was a tragic case resulting from a failing out-of-hours system and I offer the Gray family again my sincere condolences. | |
| "I am working closely with the GMC to ensure that foreign healthcare professionals are not allowed to work in the NHS unless they have proven their competence and language skills." | |
| 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. | 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. | The family of Mr Gray has accepted £40,000 compensation. |