Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon (12 June 2022)

Summary

This ITV documentary tells the story of how surgeon Ian Paterson duped his patients into believing they had cancer and performed unnecessary surgeries on them, before he was caught and jailed for 20 years in 2017. It features personal accounts of patients who were harmed by Paterson while he worked in NHS and private practice.

Further reading:

• Report of the independent Inquiry into the issues raised by Paterson (4 February 2020)
• Patient Safety Learning’s response to the Paterson Inquiry (11 February 2020)
• Government response to the independent inquiry report into the issues raised by former surgeon Ian Paterson (16 December 2021)