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Former breast surgeon Ian Paterson was convicted in 2017 of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding and is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence.

The news last night featured another case of medical negligence, this time at The Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Spire Little Aston Hospital, both of which are in the West Midlands.
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Mian Munawar Shah has been suspended and hundreds of his former patients between 2010 and 2018 have recently been contacted. This follows several complaints of botched shoulder operations, which have caused some people to lose use of their arms completely, whilst others have been living in constant pain since being operated on by Dr Shah.

Patients who suffered at the hands of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson are being invited to seek compensation for their experiences. Paterson is currently serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding against ten patients. He carried out a vast number of unnecessary or incomplete breast operations and also misdiagnosed breast cancer.

It was reported by BBC News that a health watchdog had suggested controversial vaginal mesh implants should be offered again on the NHS. Use of vaginal mesh was halted across the UK amid safety concerns.

It was recently reported by BBC’s Inside Out West Midlands that Mr Hussien El-Maghraby, a local Consultant Neurosurgeon, who is employed by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, has been stopped from performing two different surgical procedures pending further training and mentorship, following a Royal College of Surgeons inspection.

A Judge in the High Court yesterday approved a multi-million pound settlement for hundreds of victims of the disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson.

When parties reach agreement in respect of financial arrangements arising from divorce they enter into a Consent order to provide clarity as to the agreement reached and to provide the parties with certainty that the arrangements agreed form a full and final settlement of all financial claims arising out of their marriage.

The police have now completed their 18-month investigation into the tragic accident, where a bus driver crashed into the Sainsbury’s in Coventry city centre killing two people and injuring others.

Ian Paterson, the disgraced breast surgeon has been jailed for 15 years for carrying out unnecessary cancer operations over a period of many years.

Jurors at Nottingham Crown Court heard during the trial that Paterson had exaggerated or invented the risk of cancer to justify the surgery he performed.

A Government consultation regarding proposals to cap legal fees in Clinical Injury cases involving damages of up to £25K, closes today.