Liam Barnes BBC News, Nottingham YouTube Jonathan Peter Brooks was arrested on the day of the stabbing and appeared in court days later – but has only just been convicted More than four years after he stabbed his colleague, plastic surgeon Jonathan Peter Brooks has been found guilty of attempted murder. On Monday, the 61-year-old … Read more
Katy Prickett BBC News, Cambridgeshire Jozef Hall/BBC Staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital raised concerns about care provided by their colleague The care received by 800 patients at a world-renowned NHS hospital is to be reviewed by expert clinicians after a specialist surgeon was suspended. Last month, it was reported the orthopaedic surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, … Read more
A specialist surgeon has been suspended from a world-renowned NHS hospital after nine children under their care were left with lasting injuries. A review was commissioned at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, after concerns were raised by the surgeon’s colleagues in October. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said an independent expert found care fell “below expected … Read more
Susannah Morgan Susannah Morgan woke up from surgery with temporary paralysis of her face When Susannah Morgan learned that an operation to remove a benign tumour in her neck could leave her with a crooked smile she was “frantic”. The 45-year-old was advised to have it removed in case it turned cancerous but she was … Read more
BBC Jodee Seeley with her daughter Alana The mother of a young girl operated on by a disgraced surgeon at a famous London children’s hospital says she should never have been left in his care. Jodee Seeley told BBC Newsnight she was considering legal action after Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), whom she accuses of … Read more
BBC Images Families of children operated on by a disgraced surgeon have labelled independent reports into their care as a “whitewash” and a “final insult”. Yaser Jabbar, a former surgeon at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), carried out procedures including leg lengthening and straightening. He also operated on children with complicated disorders. But some … Read more
Women staff and women’s organisations had accused Dr. H.C. Lokesh, Associate Professor in the Department of General Medicine at Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, who was holding additional charge of District Surgeon, of misconduct. | Photo Credit: Prakash Hassan Shivamogga The District Surgeon of Hassan, who was removed from the post by the Department of … Read more
Sivapatham Vittal was a recipient of the Dr. B. C. Roy award and the Padma Shri. Sivapatham Vittal, regarded as the father of endocrine surgery in India, passed away on Tuesday. He was 83. The last rites were performed on Wednesday at the Besant Nagar crematorium. He is survived by his wife Rajakumari Vittal and … Read more
It would be “crazy” to leave breast tissue behind during a mastectomy, a disgraced breast surgeon has told an inquest into the death of one of his patients. Ian Paterson was jailed for 20 years in 2017 for wounding 10 patients, by carrying out an unauthorised procedure which left behind tissue. New inquests are investigating … Read more
Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images Lawyers representing children who developed long-term pain and injury after operations at Great Ormond Street Hospital have criticised a heavily redacted report carried out for the trust. More than 700 cases linked to the surgeon Yaser Jabbar are being reviewed including some involving leg lengthening and straightening. Some of the … Read more