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Doctor suspended after injuring patient in surgery and drinking alcohol on duty

The doctor admitted to putting ‘brandy in his coffee’ whilst on duty

The Independent UK · Oct 22

‘Should never have been prescribed’: private UK cannabis clinics face call for tighter regulation

Family pushing for greater controls after inquest finds Oliver Robinson’s prescription was ‘obstacle’ to proper care

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31

Warning NHS will ‘struggle to fill’ roles if foreign doctors leave UK

Doctors who qualified outside of the UK currently make up around 42 per cent of the workforce

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

Judge jails fake NHS psychiatrist and criticises ‘abject failure of scrutiny’

Zholia Alemi earned £1.3m in wages after forging degree certificate she used to register with the General Medical Council

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023

NHS consultants run private firms charging to cut waiting lists at their own hospitals

Calls for a ban as health trusts award ‘insourcing’ contracts worth millions to tackle backlogs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023

Health ombudsman issues unprecedented warning over safety and culture at scandal-hit NHS trust

Exclusive: Health service ombudsman has never before taken action of this kind against a trust

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Dame Clare Marx obituary

Pioneering surgeon who became the first female chair of the General Medical Council

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

TV doctor who has clinic in Newcastle under investigation by medical watchdog

'Lip Doctor' Tijion Esho is not allowed to carry out consultations on female patients alone while the General Medical Council investigate allegations

Chronicle Live · Oct 13, 2022

Drink driving Nottingham doctor claimed chewing a betel nut made shopkeeper think he was sozzled

A tribunal found his fitness to practice is impaired because of misconduct and his convictions

Nottingham Post · Jul 5, 2022

Health chief pledges to rebuild trust after Independent Neurology Inquiry report

Dr Cathy Jack and Health Minister Robin Swann apologised to patients for system failings and missed opportunities around the work of Dr Michael Watt.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022