THE family of a Barnsley man who died from heart failure just hours after being told by his GP that he had a chest infection are calling for the doctor to be struck off.
Gary Newsome died in 2011 - four days after seeing his doctor and within hours of being reassured by him over the phone that he merely had an infection.
Now, after settling a medical negligence claim, Mr Newsome's family has urged the GMC to complete an investigation which has gone on for more than a year and to take further action - they say the doctor should be struck off.
** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper, dated June 19. **
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