Convicted surgeon Ian Paterson declines to take part in inquests, citing health and legal concerns скачать в хорошем качестве

Convicted surgeon Ian Paterson declines to take part in inquests, citing health and legal concerns

Convicted surgeon Ian Paterson, who was responsible for conducting unnecessary surgeries on hundreds of patients, has declined to participate in ongoing inquest hearings at Birmingham Coroner’s Court. The court is investigating the deaths of patients who may have suffered as a result of Paterson’s rogue medical practices. Paterson is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found to have carried out unnecessary and unapproved procedures on more than a thousand breast cancer patients over a period of around 14 years. Paterson, 64, was employed by the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and practiced in the independent sector at Spire Parkway and Spire Little Aston in Birmingham. He was jailed in 2017 after being convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent, and three counts of unlawful wounding relating to unnecessary operations performed on 10 patients between 1997 and 2011. An independent inquiry, chaired by former Bishop of Norwich, the Right Rev Graham James, ruled in February 2020 that Paterson had carried out hundreds of unnecessary operations on scores of patients, exaggerating or inventing cancer risks.