Ditton Prior doctor's act not malpractice, hearing told
An end-of-life care specialist has said she believed a Shropshire doctor was relieving the distress of a terminally-ill patient rather than hastening his death when he gave a large dose of diamorphine, a hearing heard. An end-of-life care specialist has said she believed a Shropshire doctor was relieving the distress of a terminally-ill patient rather than hastening his death when he gave a large dose of diamorphine, a hearing heard. Telford GP Dr Wendy Walton said yesterday she did not see a "hint of malpractice" in the treatment given by Dr William Bassett to the 65-year-old man who was dying from lung cancer. The General Medical Council say a "tired and distressed" Dr Bassett injected about 10 times the accepted amount of the drug so the patient could "die in peace". The GP, based at Brown Clee Medical Practice in Ditton Priors, near Bridgnorth, denies he administered the 100mg dose to quicken the death.[24link]