Coventry University Hospital 'cut out wrong part of man's brain'

[Recovered Repug]

Although the hospital has admitted liability for Mr Tunney’s injuries, no damages can be awarded until all sides have evaluated the huge cost of the care he will need.

Timothy Deeming, a medical law expert at Irwin Mitchell Solicitors in Birmingham who is representing the family, said the surgeon’s failings were so serious the family were calling on the General Medical Council to investigate him and decide whether he was fit to practise.

Mr Deeming added: “The fact that the surgeon managed to remove perfectly healthy tissue rather than a sample of the tumour is, in itself, an appalling error.

“To then find that the procedure was totally unnecessary because clinicians had failed to review a blood test really does add insult to injury.”



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[cliffordu]

1. .........."My bad".......

Just doesn't seem to cover it.....

[Recovered Repug]

2. "Oops" falls short, too. nt

[NYC_SKP]

5. or...

...sry...

[kenny blankenship]

3. That sounds bad; but surely it's a lesser mistake than cutting out part of the wrong man's brain.

That would be a right bollix.

It's a University Hospital bear in mind. They don't pretend to have learned it all yet.

[midnight]

4. That is just too hard to comprehend...

[The Doctor.]

6. They let you out of post-op already?

That's even worse!

Seriously though, that is one gigantic fuck-up. I'm very concerned about what they removed.

[Javaman]

7. is this a wikileak about george w. moron*? nt

[cutlassmama]

8. LOL, Java you crack me up!

[Yo_Mama]

9. Frightening

I know hospital mistakes happen everywhere, but this is a pretty appalling error, and I sure hope NHS is trying to remediate.

[SidDithers]

10. See what happens with soshulist medicine!!...

:sarcasm: for the sarcasm impaired.

Sid