A paramedic is seeking compensation for a medical error suffered at the hands of an NHS surgeon.
The 63-year-old man from Sutton Coldfield suffered a haemorrhage and permanent brain injuries after part of his brain was removed in error during an operation that was supposed to remove a tumour from his pituitary gland. However, the surgeon removed a healthy part of the brain instead by accident.
An investigation by the General Medical Council has been requested by the family after it was revealed that the procedure may not have been required at all had the hospital reviewed the blood test correctly before the biopsy was taken.
The victim's wife Pamela told the PA: “[My husband's] brain injury has had devastating effects on him. Prior to the surgery, he was a very easy-going person who was always active and on the go. To see the change in him and to know that it was all entirely avoidable is extremely upsetting.”
Indeed, the man, who used to work for West Midlands Ambulance Service, has been left in need of constant supervision and support and is now partially sighted,
An apology has already been issued by the hospital concerned, while it has also admitted liability for the incident.