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Jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson refuses to give evidence at inquest into deaths of 62 female patients

Rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson snubbed the coroner investigating the death of 62 of his patients by refusing to appear at the first of their inquests today. Ian Paterson, 66, is currently serving 20-years in prison after it was revealed he carried out over 1,000 unnecessary procedures on breast cancer patients over 14 years. Ian Paterson is currently serving 20 …

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Rogue breast surgeon who was jailed for 20 years after conducting unnecessary operations on more than 1,000 patients 'will be stripped of his £1million pension'

A disgraced breast surgeon is set to be stripped of his £1 million pension pot after he conducted unnecessary operations on more than 1,000 patients. According to The Sunday Times, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has decided to remove Paterson's taxpayer-funded pension under rules that allow NHS benefits to be forfeited in the case of criminal, negligent or fraudulent acts. Ian …

Inquests will be held into deaths of at least 36 patients of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson

The deaths of at least 36 former patients of the butchering breast surgeon Ian Paterson will be investigated at inquest, a hearing has heard. The deaths of at least 36 former patients of the butchering breast surgeon Ian Paterson will be investigated at inquest, a hearing has heard PIctured: Marie Pinfield with her sister Shirley Moroney. Victim Patricia Welch speaks …

The NHS whistleblower whose evidence helped put butcher surgeon Ian Paterson behind bars has revealed that he was threatened with the sack for daring to question the reckless treatment of women whose lives were eventually ruined. Paterson had misdiagnosed cancer in healthy patients and performed unnecessary and damaging surgery including unregulated ‘cleavage-sparing’ mastectomies. ‘So many patients told me that when …

Ministers accused of ‘knowingly exposing’ patients to risk after partial response to Paterson scandal

Private hospital firm WILL write to 5,500 former patients of Ian Paterson

Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson is currently serving a 20-year-prison sentence after carrying out 'experimental mastectomies' on women that left the breast tissue in place, allowing the cancer to return A private hospital firm has announced that it will write to 5,500 former patients of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson after it was criticised by an independent probe. Paterson was …

Ian Paterson is serving 20 years in jail for 17 counts of wounding with intent Rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson was free to butcher cancer patients for eight years despite nine separate reports of botched treatments, a tribunal heard. Fresh details of the scandal emerged at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service where two senior doctors accused of failing to stop …

Inquests into the deaths of seven women treated by breast surgeon Ian Paterson have been opened amid claims he or other clinicians may have 'caused or contributed' to them. Four other inquests linked to the coroner's preliminary investigations into a sample of 23 deaths of former Paterson patients were opened and adjourned earlier this month. Inquests into the deaths of …