A doctor found guilty of misconduct will not be prosecuted for gross negligence manslaughter, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has ruled.Oops.
Dr Jane Barton prescribed "potentially hazardous" levels of drugs to patients who later died at Hampshire's Gosport War Memorial Hospital in the 1990s.
The CPS said there was "insufficient evidence" for a case but relatives have criticised its ruling.
A General Medical Council panel found her guilty but did not strike her off.
A jury inquest held last year into the deaths of 10 Gosport War Memorial Hospital patients found drugs to be a factor in five cases.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
No manslaughter charges for misconduct GP Jane Barton
"I am romantic about the NHS; I love it. All I need to do to rediscover the romance is to look at health care in my own country." Donald Berwick, MD, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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