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Sarah Ward

Board must not blame individuals for destroying Eljamel records, inquiry told

Sam Eljamel NHS Tayside Jamie Dawson KC NHS Swinney ICR
Protesters had long called for a public inquiry into surgeon Sam Eljamel, who worked at NHS Tayside between 1995 and 2013 (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire). - (PA Archive)

NHS Tayside has been warned not to blame individuals for the destruction of log books relating to disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel despite a “do not destroy order” issued months earlier, an inquiry has heard.

The Eljamel Inquiry set up to investigate the surgeon’s professional practice was announced by the Scottish Government in September 2023.

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