The investigative panel set up by the council said the respondent failed to attend to the deceased promptly when she started bleeding after delivery on 21 April 2008. Nigeria
Dr. Muhammad was arraigned on a five-count charge of gross negligence and incompetency in the management of medical condition of the deceased patient contrary to the code of medical practice.
The doctor, who had been on suspension since 2015, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.During cross examination, the respondent who works with the Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital, Kano, told the tribunal that the deceased did not bled abnormally and was promptly attended to. The respondent is one of over 15 doctors brought before the fourth session of the disciplinary tribunal for alleged gross professional incompetence, which led directly or indirectly to the death of patients under their care.On Tuesday, the tribunal sentenced two Abuja-based Doctors, Mr. Ikeji Nwabueze and Mr. Terhemba Lan to a six-months suspension from medical practice due to negligence that led to death of patients under their care.
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