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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Surgeon instructs teenage patient to perform 'heil Hitler salute,' recording reveals
Surgeon Kuldeep Stohr is being investigated for potential failures in 800 medical cases. A surgeon suspended from the private Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge,UK, asked a patient to perform a 'heil Hitler salute,' recordings released by ITV News last week revealed. Surgeon Kuldeep Stohr is being investigated for potential failures in 800 medical cases. The latest recording was submitted as part of a complaint against her during her private practice. A Sky News investigation revealed that the trust may have downplayed concerns about Stohr as early as 2016 after an initial review found there may have been some issues with surgeries she performed. A senior source at the hospital told Sky News that children were "severely permanently harmed" and "some of the cases are horrendous." The patient, teenager Georgia D'Arcy, was instructed to perform the salute during a consultation, ITV News reported. Hospital management also reportedly heard Stohr deliver the instruction. 'If I say can you do this sort of movement for me, so like a heil Hitler or a heil Caesar, any pain when you do that?' Stohr is heard saying in the clip. The 18-year-old reportedly broke her rib while on holiday in 2023, which was confirmed by a hospital in Dubai as well as the Cambridge institution. When meeting with Stohr in January at the Nuffieldhospital, recordings revealed that the surgeon disputed that the rib was broken and grew increasingly frustrated with the family. 'You're still not letting it go, are you?' Stohr told the mother in response to requests for an MRI of the rib. After the mother responded 'Pardon' to Stohr's comments, she responded 'You're not letting it go, are you. You've come here for an opinion, and how do you explain what I've just said? I'll get an MRI scan of what's relevant.' 'Okay, I'm getting angry actually, so I need to take just a deep breath,' she later told the mother. '... I just need to take a deep breath and channel my emotions, I'm sorry.' In a statement, Ms Stohr told ITV: "I am not able to comment on individual cases due to my duty to protect patient confidentiality. "I always strive to provide the highest standards of care to my patients. I am cooperating fully with the investigation, and it would not be appropriate to say more at this time." A spokesperson for Nuffield Health stressed to the news site: 'We are aware of this complaint that dates back to January 2024. We took the complaint extremely seriously and conducted a thorough investigation at the time, ensuring that the patient's family received regular updates throughout the process. 'At Nuffield Health we hold ourselves to the highest standards of care and professionalism. The standard of care and conduct fell significantly below what we expect from any of the independent consultants who operate out of our hospitals, and we issued a full apology to the patient and their family. 'The consultant in question no longer practices at our Cambridge Hospital, and she hasn't operated here since October 2023.' A hospital source told Sky News that much of the damage suffered by patients had been entirely "avoidable." "The lives of children and families have been ruined," the source said. "Stohr destroyed people's lives by performing very poor surgery. She destroyed some hip joints." In one case, a child was said to have been left with a broken arm for 11 days after Stohr failed to spot the injury. Staff were "bullied and intimidated when they tried to raise concerns," and told there was no problem with Stohr's practice. The surgeon was also said to have failed to consistently take CT scans after surgeries took place, despite post-surgical expectations for treating Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. One mother who approached Stohr for support in treating her son's painful birth defect on his foot was told by the surgeon, "There is no operation within my remits or that I can or am willing to perform, go away and leave it in the hands of God," the mother told Sky News. While the child was treated at another hospital, his mother said, "I've been told that if she had done something sooner or even attempted to do something sooner, then he probably would have stood a bit better chance than what he's currently going through." Sign up for the Health & Wellness newsletter >>
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Botched Addenbrooke's surgery patient feels kept 'in the dark'
A woman whose knee was operated on by a surgeon who has since been suspended says the worst part is "being in the dark about it all".Kuldeep Stohr was suspended earlier this year from her role at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge amid concerns about care that was "below the expected standard".Chloe Humphries, 25, of Newmarket, Suffolk, had the surgery at the age of 15 in 2015. She said she first learned about the suspension after her mother heard news University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has apologised to patients and says it wants to provide support at this "distressing and anxious time for many". Ms Stohr, an orthopaedic surgeon who specialised in paediatrics, previously said she was fully co-operating with an of the 700 patient cases under review is that of a 12-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was left in agony after botched surgery on her Humphries has hypermobility and issues with her left kneecap, which has led to multiple painful dislocations - as often as twice a week - since said hearing news of the suspension through news reports felt "almost like a betrayal" by the hospital. 'Making me sick' In April, an NHS family liaison worker called her to say her case was being reviewed. She has since been told it is "going to take about a year"."It's making me feel sick because I don't know what's going on [with the knee] at the moment," she said."I thought the grinding noise and the fact I can't feel my leg and that I can't walk up stairs for long without getting pain, I thought that was normal - now it's making me really think, 'Oh my God, it's not'."The University of Brighton psychology and criminology student said her first surgery by Ms Stohr was "a left patella MPFL reconstruction and hamstring repair".She went back for follow-up surgery in 2018 after "we found out that there was a bit of bone that was left in there", which the surgeon Humphries said she would like to know "what's happened, why they did what they did"."Being in the dark about it all, that's the worst bit," she added. CUH chief medical officer Dr Susan Broster said the hospital had put in place "a comprehensive external clinical review comprising several experienced paediatric orthopaedic surgeons from other trusts chaired by Andrew Kennedy KC"."Separately, an external and independent investigation has been launched into how we as a trust handled concerns that were raised previously and whether the right actions were taken," she said, which would take time to complete. "To support patients, we have a dedicated patient and family liaison team and every patient has a named case worker to support them."We apologise again to patients and we want to do everything we can to support them at what we know is distressing and anxious time for many." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Independent
15-05-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Patient of suspended hospital surgeon says she wants answers
A university student whose knee was operated on by a since-suspended hospital surgeon when she was 15 years old said she feels sick looking at the joint as she does not know what is happening with it. Chloe Humphries, of Newmarket, Suffolk, has hypermobility and issues with her left kneecap which led to multiple painful dislocations – as often as twice a week since 2013. The 25-year-old, who is a psychology and criminology student at the University of Brighton, said that in 2015 surgeon Kuldeep Stohr operated on her for a reconstruction of the joint. Ms Stohr, who specialises in paediatric surgery, was suspended earlier this year from her role at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge amid concerns about care that was 'below the expected standard'. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) said the cases of almost 800 patients are being reviewed in relation to the practice of the consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Ms Humphries said she first learned that cases were being reviewed after her mother saw a television news report and called her. She said she was called in April of this year by an NHS family liaison worker and told that her case was being reviewed, and was later told it was 'going to take about a year'. 'I think of my knee right now and it's making me feel sick because I don't know what's going on down there at the moment,' she said. 'I thought the grinding noise and the fact I can't feel my leg and that I can't walk up stairs for long without getting pain, I thought that was normal. 'Now it's making me really think, oh my god, it's not. 'I feel (it's) almost like a betrayal due to how they've handled it, how I found out from the news rather than them.' Ms Humphries said her knee 'still dislocates to this day'. 'It's nowhere near as bad as it used to be, however, I would put that more down to I've now learned the movements that I can't do, specific turns,' she said. 'But also after the surgery I had a lot of pain afterwards and my knee would lock in place quite a lot. 'I went back to Ms Stohr and we later found out that there was a bit of bone that was left in there and it was underneath my kneecap so it kept kind of getting locked in place.' She said she had a second operation with Ms Stohr in 2018, aged 18, to remove the piece of bone. The first surgery with Ms Stohr, 'a left patella MPFL reconstruction and hamstring repair', meant she was off school for around six weeks during her GCSEs, she said. She said she felt things were 'worse' after the 2015 operation 'because I now don't have any feeling on a large portion of the left side of my leg and also I have been left with a grinding noise whenever I walk'. Ms Humphries said reports that concerns had been raised as early as 2015 were something she had not known about before. 'Me and my mum were never told anything about that ever and my mum, bless her heart, she's in bits,' said Ms Humphries. 'She's so regretful. It's so surreal having your mum apologise and get really upset that she's given consent, but without having informed consent. 'My mum even said to me that if she knew any of this she would never have said yes to it, never.' She said she 'would like answers … for what's happened, why they did what they did'. 'Being in the dark about it all, that's the worst bit,' said Ms Humphries. CUH chief medical officer Dr Susan Broster said: 'When concerns were raised last year, we commissioned an external expert clinical review into the care of a number of patients. 'After we received the report this January, we put in place a comprehensive external clinical review comprising several experienced paediatric orthopaedic surgeons from other trusts chaired by Andrew Kennedy KC. 'Separately, an external and independent investigation has been launched into how we as a trust handled concerns that were raised previously and whether the right actions were taken. 'The detailed external clinical review will take time to complete. 'To support patients, we have a dedicated patient and family liaison team and every patient has a named case worker to support them. 'We will also be writing to patients on a regular basis. 'Where harm is identified through the clinical review process, patients will be offered in-person meetings with a senior clinician as well as further treatment if needed. 'We apologise again to patients and we want to do everything we can to support them at what we know is distressing and anxious time for many.' Meanwhile, Cambridgeshire Police said it had received an online report and was 'in the process of reviewing the information sent to us'.
Sky News
11-05-2025
- Health
- Sky News
NHS trust accused of 'covering up' concerns about suspended surgeon should be criminally investigated, say families of patients
The families of some patients who were treated by a now suspended surgeon have called for a criminal investigation into an alleged cover up by the NHS trust she worked for. A joint investigation by Sky News and The Sunday Times found the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) may have downplayed previous concerns about Kuldeep Stohr, who was suspended from Addenbrooke's Hospital in January this year. A 2016 report, seen by Sky News and The Sunday Times, identified "technical issues" with multiple surgeries done by Ms Stohr - despite a letter shared between staff at the time saying the trust was satisfied it did not raise any concerns. 3:05 A senior source at the hospital said children were "severely permanently harmed" as a result of Ms Stohr, and "some of the cases are horrendous". They said the damage could have been avoided and told Sky News there was "the impression of a cover-up". Radd Seiger, a lawyer representing a number of children and families treated by Ms Stohr, has now called on Cambridgeshire Police to open a criminal investigation into hospital leaders who investigated the surgeon for allegedly covering up patient safety concerns. He said the investigation should specifically investigate the 2016 external clinical review into Ms Stohr, which the Sky News report highlighted. In response to the Sky News report, Dr Susan Broster, chief medical officer at CUH, said the trust "apologises unreservedly to all the patients and families we have let down". She added that patients who were considered in the 2016 report also form part of a clinical review of the care of 800 patients, which was launched in March. Ms Stohr said: "I always strive to provide the highest standards of care to all my patients. I am cooperating fully with the trust investigation, and it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time." What the 2016 report said The doctor who authored the 2016 report wrote he had "some anxieties about the technical aspects" of one patient's operation, and highlighted "technical error[s]" on several others. It added Ms Stohr did not always order CT scans after operations took place. The report also highlighted wider issues within the hospital, including a "divided department of paediatric orthopaedics" in which "discussion of difficult cases and mutual support does not exist". Ms Stohr was suspended at the beginning of this year after a 2025 report highlighted similar concerns, including around post-op imaging. It also raised concerns that Ms Stohr "frequently operates on her own", or with more junior members of staff. A Cambridgeshire police spokesperson said: "We received an online report in relation to this matter today and are now in the process of reviewing the information sent to us." The CUH said it has set up a dedicated Patient and Family Liaison Team, and encourages anyone concerned about their care to call the dedicated helpline on 0808 175 6331 or email .
Sky News
11-05-2025
- Sky News
Hospital accused of 'covering up' concerns about suspended surgeon a decade ago
A joint Sky News and Sunday Times investigation found the trust may have downplayed previous concerns, with a report identifying issues with specialist surgeon Kuldeep Stohr back in 2016 Sunday 11 May 2025 01:05, UK
