CALLED OUT: Anaesthetist Suspended After Patient Died When He Left Op To Take Calls

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13 January 2023
Officials in Singapore have suspended an anaesthetist after he walked out of the operating room several times to answer phone calls and his patient died. A Singapore Medical Council disciplinary tribunal suspended Islam Mohammed Towfique for 30 months in a decision published on 11th January...