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NHS advice references Dr Vandenburg's report - NHS England » Patient safety alert risk of distress and death from inappropriate doses of naloxone in patients on long-term opioid or opiate treatment.
Read Dr. Vandenburg's medico legal report on The Risks in Use of Naloxone with Patients Dependent on Opiates for Analgesia Especially for Those who have Cardiac Problems. Read Dr John Stephens' reply. Read Consultant Rheumatologist Hedley Berry's reply. Read Dr Scott's letter which references Dr Vandenburg's report.
Read the Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (SALG) communication on Naloxone
The Prison Ombudsman (Northern Ireland)
Dr VandenBurg advised the The Prison Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) on the Death of Frances McKeown in Hydebank Wood Prison
Dr. VandenBurg assisted the The Prison Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) with a case involving death in custody. Further details here
The South London Coroner
Dr. VandenBurg helped the The South London Coroner in the tragic case of the death of Sean Rigg. Further details - Sean Rigg death in custody: police used unnecessary force, jury finds