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1/1/13

Detainee death doctor struck off

21 December 2012 Last updated at 12:22 GMT Dr Derek Keilloh Dr Derek Keilloh was found guilty of misconduct by the MPTS A former Army doctor has been struck off the medical register after his misconduct over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa in 2003.

Derek Keilloh, of Aberdeen, was a medical officer with the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) in Basra when Mr Mousa died in British Army custody.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service heard he had 93 injuries.

The MPTS said Dr Keilloh, who practises in North Yorkshire, was aware of the injuries but failed to report them.

He supervised a failed resuscitation attempt to save the life of Mr Mousa, who had been hooded, handcuffed and severely beaten by soldiers.

The hotel receptionist had been arrested in a crackdown by soldiers who believed, wrongly, that he was an insurgent involved in the murder of four of their colleagues the month before.

The MPTS recognised Dr Keilloh, now a GP at Mayford House Surgery in Northallerton, did "everything possible" to save Mr Mousa's life, in a setting that was "highly charged, chaotic, tense and stressful".

Dr Keilloh claimed he saw only dried blood around Mr Mousa's nose while giving mouth-to-mouth and CPR.

But the panel ruled he must have seen the injuries and had a duty to act.

The MPTS questioned his honesty after he lied to Army investigators about the injuries and, in sticking to his story, giving evidence in subsequent courts-martial and a public inquiry.

The panel also said the doctor did not do enough to protect his patients, the other detainees, from further mistreatment, breaking a "fundamental tenet" of the medical profession.

He told soldiers not to beat other detainees, but the panel ruled he should have blown the whistle to senior officers about what went on.

The MPTS said it was the "repeated dishonesty" in claiming not to have seen injuries to Mr Mousa that was wholly unacceptable.

Dr Brian Alderman, the panel chairman, said: "In all the circumstances, the panel determined that erasure is the only appropriate sanction in this case.

"It is considered that this action is the only way proper standards of conduct and behaviour may be upheld and trust in the profession as a whole may be restored.

"The panel has identified serious breaches of good medical practice and, given the gravity and nature of the extent and context of your dishonesty, it considers that your misconduct is fundamentally incompatible with continued registration."

Baha Mousa with his wife and children Baha Mousa was arrested when weapons were discovered at the hotel where he worked

Dr Keilloh, a married father of two who qualified in medicine at the University of Aberdeen, has 28 days to appeal against the decision in the High Court.

Mr Mousa's death led to a public inquiry, led by Sir William Gage, which concluded that his death was caused by a combination of his weakened physical state and a final struggle with his guards.

The final report strongly criticised the "corporate failure" by the Ministry of Defence and the "lack of moral courage to report abuse" within Preston-based QLR.

It named 19 soldiers who assaulted Mr Mousa and other detainees and found that many others, including several officers, must have known what was happening.

Six soldiers were cleared at a court martial in 2007, while Cpl Donald Payne became the first member of the British armed forces convicted of a war crime when he pleaded guilty to inhumanely treating civilians.

The Ministry of Defence agreed to pay £2.83m in compensation to the families of Mr Mousa and nine other Iraqi men abused by UK troops.


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19/12/12

Heart and stroke death rates fall

18 December 2012 Last updated at 11:01 GMT Dialysis Ministers have committed to boosting heart rehabilitation services Deaths from two of Scotland's "big three" killers - heart disease and stroke - have fallen in the past decade, according to official figures.

The proportion of people dying from coronary heart disease has reduced by 43% since 2002, with the figure for strokes down by 41%.

However, the fall means more people than ever are now having to live with the illnesses as long-term conditions.

Ministers said they were committed to boosting cardiac rehabilitation.

The figures on heart disease and stroke were published by ISD Scotland, the statistical wing of the health service.

It said hospital discharges for heart attacks increased by 51% between 2007-08 and 2011-12, which was put down to changes in the definition of "acute myocardial infarction".

The figures stated:

The standardised mortality rate for coronary heart disease was down 43.2% since 2002, while the rate for strokes fell by 41.8%Between 2010 and 2011 there was an 8.1% drop in coronary heart disease deaths, with a 5.7% fall in stroke deaths over the same periodThe incidence rate for coronary heart disease was down by 28.9% over the past decade, from 379 per 100,000 of the population in 2002-03 to 270 in 2011-12The incidence rate for stroke was down 21.7% in the last decade, from 199 cases per 100,000 of the population in 2002-03 to 156 cases in 2011-12Coronary heart disease, a "preventable" condition, kills about 8,000 people in Scotland each year.

Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil described the downward trend as "fantastic", but said there was more to do.

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When Eva Downs, from Colston in Glasgow, had a heart attack almost two years ago, it came as a huge shock to her, given she did not smoke and lived a healthy lifestyle.

The 55-year-old has since attended cardiac rehabilitation classes at the city's Stobhill Hospital.

"After you have a heart attack you can feel lacking in confidence about your capabilities and a bit down," she said.

"I went to cardiac rehab classes at Stobhill and they were fantastic.

"The people running them were really helpful, and there was always someone to talk to about your worries."

"More people are surviving heart attacks and living with heart disease - they need high access to high quality rehabilitation and support," he said.

"NHS Scotland has substantially increased access to cardiac rehabilitation in recent years, and we recognise the need to continue to improve services available for people with all heart conditions."

David Clark, chief executive of Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, said the fall had come about through better treatment and people adopting healthier lifestyles.

But he added: "It also means more and more people are living with these illnesses as long-term conditions - nearly 250,000 Scots are living with heart disease, and more than 100,000 with stroke."

Mr Clark's comments were echoed by the British Heart Foundation.


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