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Wrong to blame Baby P doctor, says his daughter

28.10.09

Daughter of the GP who is being investigated over the death of Baby P has spoken out for the first time in defence of her father... more

This criminal doctor and his botched back surgery has left me in agony

20.10.09

When a London surgeon promised Vivienne Edwards a cure for chronic back pain she couldn’t know the danger she was putting herself in... more

Harlequins' doctor suspended by the GMC

17.09.09

The doctor who allegedly cut Tom Williams's mouth as part of Bloodgate has been suspended by the General Medical Council pending an investigation into the claim... more

Dominatrix cleared of blackmailing doctor

10.09.09

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GPs told to discuss organ donations with patients

01.09.09

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Baby P carers demand payouts

11.08.09

Six carers in the Baby P case who lost their jobs are demanding taxpayers’ money in compensation as the child's killers are revealed at last... more

Timeline: The shocking events that led to death of Baby P

11.08.09

Timeline: Baby P case These are the key events in the Baby Peter case:... more

Facelift surgery which left patient ‘dog-eared’ is ruled inappropriate

05.08.09

Facelift to cure a double chin which left a woman with 'dog-eared' flaps of skin was inappropriate, a hearing ruled... more

Pathologist admits: I was arrogant over women's deaths

12.06.09

A former Home Office pathologist has admitted he was "incredibly arrogant" in wrongly maintaining that two women were murdered despite a weight of evidence against him... more

Paediatrician fails to reverse GMC decision to strike him off

22.05.09

Controversial paediatrician Dr David Southall has lost his High Court battle against a decision to strike him off the medical register for serious professional misconduct... more

NHS spends millions paying suspended GPs

12.05.09

London NHS trusts are paying out millions of pounds each year on doctors suspended for alleged misconduct... more

Haringey is blamed for failure to protect yet another at-risk victim

01.05.09

Haringey council was embroiled in another child protection scandal as details of the girl’s ordeal emerged... more

Baby P: four sacked without any payoffs

30.04.09

Four social care workers sacked over a string of alleged failures which lead to the death of Baby P will get no compensation pay-offs, it has emerged... more

GP told patient to see personal injury law firm

09.04.09

A London GP is facing investigation by the General Medical Council for referring patients to a firm of personal injury solicitors... more

Patients could give ratings for their doctors' performance

01.04.09

Patients could be invited to rate their doctors under plans to check if GPs are competent... more

1 in 3 GPs would help terminally ill die

24.03.09

A third of doctors would help terminally ill patients die with a lethal dose of drugs, it was revealed... more

Doctors must follow wishes of terminally-ill patients

06.03.09

Doctors who ignore the dying wishes of terminally ill patients could face being struck off... more

Doctor who raised alarm over Baby P injuries suspended

19.02.09

The family doctor who regularly saw Baby P in the months before his death has been suspended from practice... more

Party's over for Botox

09.12.08

Patients undergoing Botox treatments must be checked by a doctor from today under guidelines designed to target "cowboys"... more

Consultant in Baby P case banned

27.11.08

The hospital consultant at the centre of the Baby P scandal has been banned from practising, the General Medical Council announced today.... more

Plagiarism TV doctor quits Maudsley

24.10.08

Disgraced media psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud has quit as a consultant at a leading London hospital four months after admitting passing off other people's research as his own... more

Top IVF doctor cleared after women's claims are dismissed

23.10.08

Britain's highest-profile fertility doctor has cleared his name over allegations of professional misconduct... more

Doctor 'ignored patient's life-threatening symptoms'

30.09.08

Britain's leading fertility doctor sent a patient with a life-threatening condition home without investigating her symptoms, a disciplinary panel heard... more

'Baby god' doctor to face GMC over treatment claims

12.09.08

London's most high-profile fertility doctor faces disciplinary action after complaints over his treatment of two women patients... more

A&E doctors told they must report stab victims to police

19.08.08

Doctors have been told to report knife crime even if it breaches patient confidentiality... more

MMR doctor 'in a hurry' to link jab with autism

07.08.08

The doctor behind the MMR scare was in such a hurry to prove a connection between the triple jab and autism that he "pushed" a colleague into seeking ethical approval to carry out experiments after they had been performed... more

Doctors to face yearly check on performance

23.07.08

Doctors will face annual assessments so licences can be removed from poor performers, under proposals to be outlined by Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson... more