Seven new inquests opened in breast surgeon probe
Paterson was convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent in 2017 and was jailed for 20 years.After being convicted in 2017, he is serving a 20-year jail term for 17 counts of wounding with intent.Coroners anticipate further inquests will be opened in due course.A further seven inquests have been opened into patients treated by the rogue breast surgeon, Ian Paterson.
A 2020 independent inquiry ruled "a culture of avoidance and denial" left him free to perform botched operations in NHS and private hospitals in Birmingham and Solihull.These are cases where coroners "believe there is evidence to have reason to suspect that some of those deaths may be unnatural".The 75-year-old died in January 2014, after tumours had returned to the site of her original breast cancer.
It will be left to Judge Richard Foster to conduct the investigations and inquests into her death and any other patients it is deemed likely may have died sooner than they should.Debbie Douglas was instrumental in getting the independent inquiry into disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson establishedDebbie Douglas, one of Paterson's patients, told BBC Woman's Hour: "For me it's heart-breaking, I put the names of six friends before the inquiry and pushed for an inquest to be opened.
After his suspension in 2011, more than a decade on, some of the victims' families are still awaiting answers as H M Coroner of Birmingham and Solihull has confirmed "it is anticipated that further inquests will be opened in due course".
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