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Heart surgeon's failures contributed to multiple deaths
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Heart surgeon’s failures contributed to multiple deaths
54 minutes agoShareSaveMichael Buchanan, Social affairs correspondent and Adam EleyShareSaveLinkedInSeven people have died following multiple failures by a heart surgeon who continues to work for the NHS, the BBC has learned.An NHS investigation found problems in Karen Booth’s cases included clinical errors, carrying out operations she wasn’t skilled or experienced enough to perform and not calling for help when she should have.Serious concerns …
Investigations into ‘deaths and disabilities’ following heart operations by surgeon Karen Booth at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital
An investigation into a surgeon at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital – who caused the death of a patient due to errors made during surgery to repair a heart valve – uncovered a string of other cases where patients were harmed.
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