A doctor whose negligent acts caused the death of a patient has been struck off. Isyaka Mamman was working at the Royal Oldham Hospital when his patient and mother-of-three Shahida Parveen died.
The 48-year-old attended the facility for a bone marrow biopsy that was said to be routine but Mamman carried out a 'highly dangerous procedure' rarely used in the UK that led to the mother's death after ignoring the conventional technique, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Mrs Parveen collapsed before her husband ran out of the room shouting: "He killed her! I told him to stop three times and he did not listen. He killed her," after the doctor attempted to take a sample from her hip bone, but was unsuccessful and instead took a sample from the patient's sternum.
A biopsy needle was inserted but missed the target area 'altogether' which caused a fatal puncture wound to the pericardium which encloses around the heart.
Mamman was jailed last year for three years after pleading guilty to gross negligence manslaughter at Manchester Crown Court but has been officially struck off the register of doctors following disciplinary proceedings overseen by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
He did not attend the disciplinary hearing as he remains in prison but the tribunal report stated that 'given the seriousness of Dr Mamman's conviction and the sanction imposed, and notwithstanding his custodial sentence, it is in the public interest to make an order suspending his registration with immediate effect, to protect patient safety, uphold and maintain professional standards and maintain public confidence in the profession'.
A crown court previously heard Mamman's competence in his field had been under scrutiny before Mrs Parveen's death. Mamman had left his previous job with the Medway Trust in Kent due to 'poor performance' before joining the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in 2004.
In 2015, in another incident, a female patient lodged a formal complaint against the doctor after she was said to be in 'considerable pain' when he had used 'excessive force' while conducting the same bone marrow biopsy that killed Mrs Parveen. Colleagues of Mamman told the patient he should've retired at that point due to his advanced age but he couldn't be dismissed purely for that reason.
That concerned patient was told he would 'only be doing light duties from now on and would not be performing any more procedures'. In the same year however, Mamman carried out another bone marrow biopsy which led to a 64-year-old man suffering a cardiac arrest in what should have been a routine operation.
The man was left permanently disabled by the 'heavy handed' procedure following bleeding in his pelvic area. At Mamman's sentencing, Michael Hayton KC, his barrister claimed that Mrs Parveen had also been failed by the Trust, alleging a 'catalogue of failings' between 2015 and 2018 in relation to the doctor.
"He should never have been allowed to be in he position that he was," the barrister said. After the sentencing hearing, Dr Chris Brookes, Group Chief Doctor and Deputy Chief Executive for the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We wish again to offer our sincerest condolences to Mrs Parveen’s family and friends and we are deeply sorry for their loss. We would like to reiterate our sincere apology previously provided to Mrs Parveen’s family.
"Our heartfelt sympathies go out to them. Following Mrs Parveen’s death in September 2018, the trust launched a thorough internal investigation to examine the circumstances leading up to and following this tragic incident. The trust implemented improvements following investigation which were shared with Mrs Parveen's family. The trust has admitted liability in relation to a civil claim brought by the family.
"The trust has liaised closely with Greater Manchester Police throughout their investigation and the subsequent legal proceedings concerning Dr Mamman."
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