Patient safety

£40,000 payout for family of out of hours overdose victim

2010-05-25T10:00:00

Pensioner's family receive £40,000 in overdose case

Source: © Royalty-Free/CORBIS

The family of a pensioner who died after he was administered a fatal pain relief overdose by an overseas locum doctor have accepted £40,000 in compensation, their lawyers have revealed.

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