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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell

Bristol surgeon ‘harmed’ 203 women with unnecessary operations

plastic mesh, as inserted to repair weakened tissue in the pelvic floor
In a LVMR procedure, plastic mesh is inserted to repair weakened tissue in the pelvic floor. Photograph: BBC

More than 200 women were harmed when a rogue surgeon carried out operations on them unnecessarily, an NHS inquiry has found.

Some of the women were left with life-changing physical problems or unable to work, while many also suffered trauma and serious psychological harm as a result.

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