Former patients of surgeon John Bradley Williamson are pushing for a full patient recall after a damning investigation
Spire Healthcare is reaching out to patients who received specific spinal procedures from 1998 onwards carried out by John Bradley Williamson. An NHS commissioned report found the spinal surgeon caused severe harm to a number of patients throughout his decades-long career.and pressure is now mounting for their two NHS trusts to carry out a full recall of all his former patients.
Mr Williamson, who has never been charged with any criminal offences, was sacked in 2015 for inappropriate behaviour towards a female member of staff. The report found the hospital trust did not properly investigate allegations of bullying and unsafe care and had it done so, further harm to patients could have been avoided.Emily Bhogal was 12 when Mr Williamson carried out surgery to treat her Scoliosis. She had two metal rods and 10 screws inserted into her back.
But her current spinal surgeon, who has examined her in person, has confirmed at least five of the ten screws in her back are misplaced. She said: "Two decades, three reports and yet no patients have been formally recalled and reviewed. It’s absolutely unacceptable. She said: "It’s the sheer number of patients that would need to be reviewed - that's the concern I presume the NHS trusts have.
"It covers events between 2006 and 2023 and action taken or not taken by the Trust and its predecessor. Insofar as it related to the care provided by me, it is important to recognise that standards in many aspects of practice have changed considerably since 2006. Spire says the five-year period and scope of patients reviewed was "in line with the patient recalls carried out by the local NHS Trusts, where Mr Williamson also practised."
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