'Why are we still waiting for answers? Closure only comes when there is truth and accountability - we aren't there yet'

FORMER CITY DOCTOR'S PATIENTS ARE LEFT FRUSTRATED, WITH A CALL FOR HONESTY AFTER NHS REVIEW IS FINALLY RELEASED INTO GYNAECOLOGIST AND OBSTETRICIAN WHO WORKED AT ROYAL DERBY

- By EDDIE BISKNELL

PATIENTS of former Derby doctor Daniel Hay have spoken of their disappointment after an NHS review into his practices between 2015 and 2018 was finally released.

The NHS England review into Mr Hay has been published three years after it was finished and five years after the process from the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust started involving patients.

A criminal investigation into Mr Hay, 60, has been ongoing since September 2022. He has not been charged with any offences. The NHS review, launched in 2020, into 383 cases between 2015-2018 has found “major” concerns of harm to 48 women and “some” concerns of harm to 68 women.

A definition for “concerns of harm” was not provided. Two further women suffered “severe physical harm” and three further women suffered “moderate” physical harm, it found.

Former patients of Mr Hay spoke to the Derby Telegraph about the now-released reviews.

Hannah Green, 35, from Littleover, had laparoscopies performed by Mr Hay in 2016 and 2017, but said she was not properly informed about the procedures - or given alternative options.

A laparoscopy is keyhole surgery in which a thin tube with a light and a camera is inserted into the body to assess issues, perform tests and take samples.

Ms Green said: “They have admitted a lot, which is something, but they kept this for three years for no reason.”

The trust said it withheld the report due to the ongoing criminal investigation into Mr Hay and potential implications should the case go to court.

Ms Green said: “They care about the doctors, not about any of the patients.

“Why are we still waiting for answers? The trust talks about closure, but there is no closure when there is an ongoing criminal investigation.

“Closure only comes when there is truth and accountability, and I don’t think we are there yet.

“This has just stirred everything back up.