Friday, 17 October 2014

Leaked report into cataract surgery revealed

Leaked report into cataract surgery revealed Complications at Musgrove Park hospital in Taunton were ten times the number that might have been expected

NHS patients who suffered complications during eye surgery outsourced to a private company felt the procedures were rushed and complained they endured pain during the operations and were shouted at by medical staff, a confidential report obtained by the Guardian has revealed.

The report, which health bosses are refusing to publish, says that the private company agreed to perform 20 cataract operations on patients a day, at least six more than the hospitals own surgeons would usually undertake. Continue reading... The Guardian

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