Further inquests into deaths of rogue surgeon's patients opened

A FURTHER two inquests have been opened and adjourned into the deaths of former patients of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson.

- STEPHANIE WAREHAM News Reporter

Paterson is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found to have carried out unnecessary and unapproved procedures on more than 1,000 breast cancer patients over 14 years.

The consultant breast surgeon, who was employed by the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and practised in the independent sector at Spire Parkway and Spire Little Aston, all in Birmingham between 1997 and 2011, was convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding and sentenced in 2017.

A series of inquests examining the deaths of 62 former patients of Paterson, which may have been unnatural, began at Birmingham Coroner's Court in October last year with judge Richard Foster presiding over them.