The NHS whistleblower who helped put butcher surgeon Ian Paterson behind bars has revealed how he helped jail the man he once worked alongside. Ian Paterson, 64, had misdiagnosed cancer in healthy patients and performed unnecessary surgery including unregulated cleavage-sparing mastectomies.
Convicted on 17 counts of wounding with intent at Nottingham Crown Court, he was jailed for 20 years in 2017. Now, whistleblower Hemant Ingle, who worked alongside Paterson in the NHS and private sector, has spoken publicly, The Mirror reports.
He told ITV: “Every patient was an eye-opener. Once I started reading the notes, it was a Pandora’s Box. I was very surprised that these patients would have a very small – what is called a fibroadenoma – which is a benign lump in the breast.
