£37m compensation agreed for victims of rogue surgeon Ian Paterson A High Court judge has approved a £37 million compensation plan for hundreds of victims of the disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson.
Paterson was jailed for 20 years after he was found guilty in April at Nottingham Crown Court of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three further wounding charges.
Paterson’s trial heard how he lied to his patients and exaggerated or invented the risk of cancer to convince them to go under the knife. He also claimed payments for more expensive procedures.
Spire Healthcare, the hospital group where Paterson treated his private patients, will contribute £27.2 million to the compensation fund. A further £10 million is to be provided by Paterson's insurers and his former employers, the Heart of England NHS Trust. The Daily Telegraph
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