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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Scotland announces public inquiry into disgraced doctor Sam Eljamel

Protesters outside the Scottish parliament call for a public inquiry into Sam Eljamel
About 50 former patients in hospital gowns joined a vocal protest outside the Scottish parliament on Wednesday. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

A full public inquiry will be held into the disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, Scottish ministers have announced – the direct result of a decade-long fight by the doctor’s patients for recognition of the harm done to them.

After the announcement, the patients expressed disappointment that the government response had taken so many years, while opposition parties accused the SNP government of a U-turn on its previous stance against such a move.

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