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The World Tonight: Gosport hospital deaths - 'disregard for human life'

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20/06/2018

Gosport hospital deaths - 'disregard for human life'

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Hundreds of patients in a Gosport hospital died after being given dangerous doses of drugs

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Hundreds of patients in a Gosport hospital died after being given dangerous doses of drugs.

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(Picture: Families of victims speak to the media following the publication of the Gosport hospital report Credit: AP).

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