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'Exhausted' NHS consultant died of drug and alcohol overdose in hospital on-call room after working ninth 13-hour night shift in a row, inquest hears
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The Independent
‘Exhausted’ NHS doctor died in on-call room after working nine 13-hour shifts in a row
Entry had to be forced into the room where Dr Naeem Ahmed was found dead
19 Jun, 14:03
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Daily Mail
Coroner's warning after 'exhausted' NHS consultant died in hospital of overdose following his ninth 13-hour night shift in a row on top of private work
Dr Naeem Ahmed was discovered slumped in a chair in the registrar room at Poole Hospital, Dorset, on June 21, 2025, with two syringes and a half-empty bottle of Jameson whiskey nearby.
3 Sept, 10:00