Walsall Manor to increase checks on senior staff in wake of report on disgraced surgeon
The trust which runs Walsall Manor Hospital is to upscale it's checks on staff in the wake of rogue surgeon Mian Munawar-Shah.
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Orthopaedic surgeon Mr Shah was sacked by the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust after hundreds of hospital patients were recalled amid concerns about upper limb operations which left some patients without the use of their arms.
Some patients have lost the use of their arm and live in constant pain since their operations and some received compensation for botched operations, but Mr Shah continued operating.
He carried out NHS operations at Walsall Manor Hospital and privately at Spire Little Aston between 2010 and 2021 before he was suspended at Walsall by the trust and dismissed in November 2022
A 96 page internal report with external input published today has recommended a series of measures over the future care of patients undergoing surgery on their shoulders, elbows hands or wrist, to ensure there is no repeat of the problems.
They include: Ensuring all patients undergoing shoulder surgery should have timely access to additional health input such as physiotherapy during surgery; That national safety standards for invasive procedures are implemented without delay and audited regularly to ensure that practices are supporting safer surgery for patients; Pathway arrangements for patients undergoing shoulder surgery should be reviewed to ensure t there is appropriate input into decision-making and a standardised procedure for every patient.
