Three patients died and several injured after botched procedures in Glasgow
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THREE people have died and three others have suffered harm after having a botched procedure by an NHS doctor.
All of the patients were given a colonoscopy by the same NHS doctor and were not given the appropriate follow-up care.
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The Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board conducted a clinical review of patients who all had an endoscopy between 2020 and 2022 from the consultant.
It examined the cases of 2,700 people and found that a “very small number of patients” did not receive appropriate follow-up care.
Six patients in total suffered harm after the procedure with three patients tragically dying as a result.
A report was concluded last month and did not name the consultant who carried out the procedures.
However, it stated that they were suspended in November 2022 and they have now left NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC).
According to STV News, the report also found that the doctor did not follow up with patients properly after they had their colonoscopies.
This meant that the patients missed opportunities to be treated, including several who then developed malignant tumours.
The patients who underwent the procedure were mostly part of the Bowel Screening Programme.
This checks for bowel cancer in people aged between 60 and 74.
The health board have said that the patients and families affected have been informed of the outcome of the report.
The General Medical Council was first informed about the review by NHSGGC when the problems were first identified.
The health board updated the Council with the progress and findings of the investigation as it progressed.
Professor Colin McKay, deputy medical director at NHSGGC, told STV News: “We would like to offer our sincere apologies to patients who were not followed up appropriately and our condolences to the families of those patients who have died.
“When errors were first discovered, an immediate, comprehensive review was carried out of all cases managed by the doctor since 2020.
“Our investigations found that the doctor did not consistently follow up the results of investigations that had been completed or requested and therefore missed the opportunity for patients to be treated, including a number of patients who went on to develop malignancy.
“We would like to reassure patients that we have already contacted all those patients affected and that no other patients should be concerned that they may be involved.
“We will ensure that recommendations and any other learning from our review will be shared with other health boards.”
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