A doctor who killed a patient during a routine hospital procedure has been struck off. Isyaka Mamman was working at the Royal Oldham Hospital when his negligent actions caused the death of mum-of-three Shahida Parveen.
Mrs Parveen died at the age of 48 after attending the hospital for a routine bone marrow biopsy. But she died after Mamman carried out a 'highly dangerous procedure' rarely used in the UK, instead of using the conventional technique.
Mamman had tried to take a sample from the hip bone, but was unsuccessful and instead took a sample from her sternum. He inserted the biopsy needle but missed the sternum 'altogether', causing a fatal puncture wound to the pericardium which encloses the heart.
