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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kim Pilling

Doctor accused of ‘cover up’ over schoolgirl’s death ‘will not give evidence’

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A doctor accused of a “cover up” over the death of a nine-year-old patient will not give evidence.

Dr Heather Steen is said by the General Medical Council (GMC) to have acted dishonestly in attempting to conceal the true circumstances of the death of Claire Roberts at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children in October 1996.

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