November 9th, 2009
The death of a patient due to clinical negligence has led the NHS to terminate the contract of the private firm who provided the doctor.
Take Care Now hired Daniel Ubani to work in Cambridgeshire for the NHS.
But on his first shift as a UK locum, he killed patient David Gray with a painkiller overdose, reports the Guardian.
Ubani, a German national, was convicted in his home country of causing death by negligence in an incident which occurred in 2008.
He had flown in to take up his new post the day before and Ubani said that he had been "too tired" when he administered the drug, which was ten times more than the normal recommended dose.
The clinical negligence case led to an internal NHS investigation into Take Care Now.
It carried out 20 unannounced inspection visits and has declared that its dissatisfaction and concern with the overall performance of Take Care Now had led to a formal remedial notice being issued to the company.
Tags: Cambridgeshire, Clinical Negligence, David Gray, Dissatisfaction, Guardian, Led, Locum, Negligence Case, Nhs, Private Firm, Recommended Dose, Unannounced Inspection
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September 24th, 2009
A woman who was injured when her car skidded off a road in Cambridgeshire is seeking compensation after claiming that its surface is dangerous to motorists.
Jo Howard, 22, had been driving along Byall Fen Drove in February last year when the accident happened, Cambs24 reports.
She rounded a corner and her car skidded on a large patch of mud, sending her careering into a ditch.
Ms Howard could not work for nine months and still gets terrible headaches as a result of her facial injuries.
She is now seeking compensation and wants the surface of the road to be improved.
"I know a lot of people have come off that road and something needs to be done because it is so dangerous," the victim said.
The news follows reports earlier this month that a cyclist had been awarded compensation after his bike hit an oil spill on a road in Lancashire, leaving him badly cut and bruised.
Tags: Cambridgeshire, Crash Victim, Ditch, Facial Injuries, Headaches, Lancashire, Motorists, Ms Howard, Mud, Nine Months, Oil Spill, Road Crash, Woman
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May 8th, 2009
The family of a man who died after being given too much diamorphine are taking legal action against the NHS and the doctor who was responsible for his death.
David Gray, 70, died after being injected with ten times the recommended dose of the painkiller by Dr Daniel Ubani in February 2008.
Dr Ubani was on his first shift in the UK, working for the out of hours service Take Care Now. He is now under investigation by the Care Quality Commission and is facing a possible manslaughter charge.
Mr Gray’s family is pursuing civil legal action against Dr Ubani, NHS Cambridgeshire and Take Care Now, claiming that the medic did not have suitable training and that the victim would still be alive had he been treated by someone with British medical training or a student nurse.
NHS Cambridgeshire has insisted Mr Gray’s death was an isolated incident.
Clinical negligence occurs when a professional in the health service provides care that is deemed to be below standard and this causes physical injury, death or distress.
Anyone affected should seek legal action as they may be eligible for compensation.
Tags: Cambridgeshire, Care Quality, Clinical Negligence, Damages, David Gray, Doctor Who, Dr Daniel, Family Man, Health Service, Injury Death, Manslaughter Charge, Medic, Medical Training, Mr Gray, Nhs, Painkiller, Quality Commission, Student Nurse
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