Rogue Scottish surgeon Professor Sam Eljamel could be extradited from Libya to face action, says Michael Matheson
- 8 months ago
Rogue Scottish surgeon Professor Sam Eljamel could be extradited from Libya to face action, says Michael Matheson.
Health secretary Michael Matheson has confirmed he will make a statement in Parliament on Thursday on Professor Sam Eljamel.
Adisgraced surgeon who performed botched operations on hundreds of patients could be extradited back to Scotland, the health secretary has said.
Professor Sam Eljamel is believed to be operating in Libya after he was suspended from NHS Tayside in 2013.
Campaigners, many of whom suffered life-changing injuries, believe more than 200 patients may have been harmed by Prof Eljamel, who worked for the Tayside health board between 1995 and 2013, when he was suspended following three months of “indirect supervision”.
That supervision was deemed “inadequate” by the NHS Tayside report released last week, and he may have operated on more than 100 patients during that complaint process.
Campaingners gathered outside the Scottish Parliament today to call for a Public Enquiry.
Health secretary Michael Matheson has confirmed he will make a statement in Parliament on Thursday on Professor Sam Eljamel.
Adisgraced surgeon who performed botched operations on hundreds of patients could be extradited back to Scotland, the health secretary has said.
Professor Sam Eljamel is believed to be operating in Libya after he was suspended from NHS Tayside in 2013.
Campaigners, many of whom suffered life-changing injuries, believe more than 200 patients may have been harmed by Prof Eljamel, who worked for the Tayside health board between 1995 and 2013, when he was suspended following three months of “indirect supervision”.
That supervision was deemed “inadequate” by the NHS Tayside report released last week, and he may have operated on more than 100 patients during that complaint process.
Campaingners gathered outside the Scottish Parliament today to call for a Public Enquiry.