Doctor mistook kidney failure for Indian illness - Telegraph.co.uk

The cause of her death was given as complications from a strangulated hernia and kidney disease.

Dr Tekkar qualified as a doctor in India in 2003. He moved to Britain in 2009 and started working at Bournemouth Hospital in 2011. He is still working at the hospital but his position is under review by the General Medical Council.

The inquest heard that Mrs Hudson, from Moordown, Bournemouth, lost two and a half stone after becoming ill last October. She was taken to hospital by ambulance on Dec 18 when she was seen by Dr Tekkar, He diagnosed hookworm as he suspected that Mrs Hudson could have caught it from faeces while looking after her daughter's dog.

The doctor told the inquest that he identified hookworm as "a possible diagnosis in the absence of an obvious cause". He added: "I understand it is not very common in this country."

He sent Mrs Hudson home to recover. She was taken back to hospital three days later and had emergency surgery but died the next day.

Dr Karim Hassan, lead consultant at Bournemouth Hospital, said: "It is a big lesson. Any incidents of such calibre are taken very seriously. We have made sure that this case has been well discussed and all the lessons have been learnt." Asked if Mrs Hudson should have been allowed home, he added: "My clinical sense would have indicated to me to investigate further."

After the inquest, Mrs Hudson's daughter Julie Sansome, said: "Dr Tekkar made a catastrophic error of judgment in misdiagnosing my mum. However, we feel the blame must also fall on the shoulders of the Royal Bournemouth Hospital for allowing him to be left unsupervised in a situation where he was able to make life or death decisions."