Wednesday 17 May 2017

Catch rogue surgeons by forcing private hospitals to disclose botched operations data, top doctors demand

Catch rogue surgeons by forcing private hospitals to disclose botched operations data, top doctors demand Private hospitals should be forced to reveal details of botched operations and unexpected deaths in a bid to catch rogue surgeons, doctors leaders have said.

The Royal College of Surgeons is calling for an “urgent” end to opaque practices in the private sector in the wake of the Ian Paterson scandal.

The Birmingham-based breast surgeon was convicted last month of performing unnecessary and dangerous operations on 10 patients, however experts believe the true number of victims may be over 1,000. The Daily Telegraph

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