Investigation into UHMBT urology

Under-fire urologist applies for case against him to be dismissed Last week the Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service hearing which is considering banning Kavinder Madhra from ever working again as a doctor was adjourned. Again.  Before the hearing was adjourned the panel heard an application from the doctor for the GMC's case against him to be rejected. Documents seen by The Mail state: "Mr Madhra submitted that the assessors did not use all the instruments of assessment as mandated by the GMC. "Mr Madhra submitted that multiple errors occurred during the preparation of the assessment report. "Mr Madhra submitted the assessors had not been able to cite a single case where ‘actual harm’ had happened to any of his patients due to his actions but that the assessment report was full of speculation, citing the possibility of imaginary potential harms and pure scaremongering. "Mr Madhra submitted that if any conditions were put on his regist...

Urologist's support for ex colleague who is at risk of being struck off As Kavinder Madhra's Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service hearing continues, following concerns being raised by the General Medical Council, one of his former colleagues has submitted a character reference.  Last month the panel heard Mr Jain, who is also being investigated, has submitted a character reference in support of his former colleague’s bid to continue working as a doctor. Panel chair Julian Weinberg described the reference as ‘complimentary’. Read the full story here

It only took the authorities 19 years... In 2001 Kavinder Madhra started at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Within 12 months he had been issued a warning from the General Medical Council. It was blatantly obvious to his colleagues - four of whom have confirmed their opinion - that he was a 'rogue consultant' - someone who was putting patients at risk. He was sent off to Scotland - at the taxpayer's expense - to 'retrain' (while still being paid his salary) and returned to Cumbria a number of years later. He continued to make mistakes. Right up until September 2018 when the GMC/MPTS finally imposed restrictions on him (although you may question why the trust hadn't done something sooner). One former nurse told me how in theatre Mr Madhra would 'sprinkle' powder penicillin over a wound after performing surgery. I'll allow those who are medically trained to make up their own mind about such a practice. ...

Family calls for action against FGH urology consultant An incident involving a man with a single kidney who had to be taken to intensive care in 2016 because of errors allegedly made by Muhammad Naseem has come to light following an FOI request I made. The response reveals UHMBT didn't carry out a Root Cause Analysis after the patient was not immediately taken to theatre despite having an infected, obstructed kidney.  Fortunately Peter Duffy became aware of the case and operated on the man as an emergency.   The case shows worrying similarities with the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Irene Erhart in 2011 and Peter Read in 2015.  Peter Read's family said: “We continue to demand that action is taken against both these consultants. We’re aware Mr Jain has returned to surgery and understand he is being supervised by a doctor junior to himself. When will something be done? “It is utterly disgraceful that more than a year after ...

Whistle-blower gives interview to one of my colleagues Peter Duffy gave an interview to my colleague Tommy Greene in which he looked back at the events of the last year. He said: “I think it’s shameful that the NHS just fought me all the way through this, trying to silence me and gag me and threaten me. “Even in the course of the employment tribunal the true facts didn’t come out. “Under the current system, the tribunal is not so much interested in the whistleblowing - it’s interested in destroying the character of the whistleblower. “So, had it not been for the book and for Amy Fenton’s work, obviously, all of this would’ve been buried and concealed forever. “At least there has been a belated realisation that these are serious issues. “And I think it is good the NHS hasn’t managed to cover this one up. It’s out there now.” Read the full interview here

Ash Jain reports whistle-blower to GMC for 'trying to bribe him with pizzas' In December 2019 Mr Duffy was told Mr Jain had made a complaint about him to the General Medical Council (GMC). The complaint alleges '(Peter) did not allow Asian colleagues to take annual leave and his wife used to decide who gets what... at a pizza party'. He is also accused of being a user of crack cocaine and amphetamine. READ THE FULL STORY HERE

Peter Duffy's heartfelt speech to UHMBT's council of governors On Tuesday December 10th Peter Duffy attended the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust's council of governors meeting. This was the first time Peter had addressed an official trust meeting since the publication of his book and the ensuing coverage through my investigation. You can listen to Peter's speech in the video below.