Raouf Amin el-Araby, a 52-year-old Egyptian doctor who has been serving the Saudi Royal family for 20 years, was convicted of malpractice, reportedly after treating a Saudi princess with painkillers. Egyptian newspapers reported that he was accused of driving a Saudi princess "to addiction."

Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England have completed research suggesting that patients feel that doctors providing out of hours services in primary care are reluctant to do home visits.