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.
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August 21st, 2008
A family has been awarded a six-figure sum in compensation following an incident in which a mother experienced delays in getting to hospital.
Tracey Bereza suffered an asthma attack while she was at home in April 2004.
Her husband, Roger, subsequently called an ambulance to take her to hospital.
However, her family claim that it took "inexperienced" paramedics 40 minutes before they got her into an ambulance and a further 35 minutes to transport her to hospital.
The 41-year-old mother of three suffered a respiratory attack while in the ambulance and died four days later.
Commenting on the incident, Mr Bereza said: "Even though we live just ten minutes from the nearest [accident and emergency department], I had always been told to call an ambulance and not to attempt to drive there myself in case we got stuck in traffic or Tracey required emergency oxygen for her nebuliser."
In a new development, the family has been awarded a payout in an out-of-court settlement by the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, which serves an area of around 5,000 square miles.
Tags: Accident And Emergency, Ambulance Service Nhs Trust, April 2004, Asthma, Asthma Attack, Bereza, Clinical Negligence, Court Settlement, Emergency Department, Emergency Oxygen, Figure Sum, Negligence Case, Old Mother, Paramedics, Traffic, West Midlands Ambulance Service, Wins
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