The First Minister told MSPs the decision had been taken after 'very careful consideration' of a damning report published last week
The report concluded that the patients he operated on over this period “were placed at potential risk of harm” due to the “inadequacy” of NHS Tayside’s actions.
Campaigners have since claimed that he may have harmed more than 200 patients during his career in Scotland, while Health Secretary Michael Matheson has indicated that police may seek to extradite him to face criminal charges. He told MSPs: “In commissioning an inquiry it remains important that those people directly affected are still supported to find the answers they need, and that both staff and patients across Scotland know that lessons are being learned.
Scottish Labour MSP Michael Marra welcomed the decision but criticised the length of time it had taken for the inquiry to be ordered, saying it had been “wrung out of the Government like blood from a stone”.
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