Doctor allowed to work again

Tuesday 26th October 2010, 2:59PM BST.

Dr Dolores Moyano Ontiveros

A DOCTOR whose botched operation led to the death of a Jersey mother of three has been allowed to return to work.

Elizabeth Rourke (49) died from massive blood loss shortly after undergoing routine surgery at the Hospital in 2006.

It was undertaken by Dr Dolores Moyano Ontiveros, a locum registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology, who was cleared of manslaughter following a trial in the Royal Court last year.

And yesterday, following a two-week misconduct hearing, the General Medical Council declined to strike the 50-year-old off the Medical Register.

Although the GMC panel found that her actions did amount to misconduct, it ruled that it was a one-off incident that did not impair her fitness to practise.

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