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GP admits hastening death of patients

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A GP struck off for giving vulnerable elderly people excessively high doses of morphine has admitted to hastening the deaths of patients in his care.

Dr Howard Martin was interviewed by journalist Nigel Bunyan, who speaks to Today presenter John Humphrys about the case.


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