Sunday, April 30, 2017

The surgeon who cruelly betrayed his patients’ trust | Barbara Ellen

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Breast surgeon Ian Paterson exploited the secrecy that’s particular to his profession

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been convicted of 17 counts of “wounding with intent” and three counts of “unlawful wounding” and is now bailed, awaiting sentencing.

Many women have come forward to claim compensation, which sounds richly deserved. For years, Paterson performed hundreds of unnecessary or inadequate surgeries, for mainly female patients at the Heart of England NHS Foundation in Birmingham and private clinics run by Spire Healthcare.

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April 30, 2017 at 05:20AM

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