The surgeon harmed dozens of patients but was allowed to continue operating for years.
By Lucy AdamsHealth Secretary Michael Matheson is launching an independent review of NHS Tayside in relation to disgraced former head of neurosurgery Sam Eljamel.
The report was commissioned over unanswered questions and concerns from patients Jules Rose and Pat Kelly.Mr Kelly has been left housebound and Ms Rose has PTSD after the neurosurgeon removed the wrong part of her body in 2013. He removed her tear gland instead of a tumour on her brain.In response to the latest announcement, Ms Rose said she still wanted a public inquiry and was nervous that any kind of independent review would not provide answers or redress.
The Scottish government said it would reveal details of the independent review in the next two to three weeks. Mr Matheson told the BBC: "I want to put someone in place who would act independently of the health board that will engage directly with those patients who want their individual cases to be investigated, to look at exactly what happened in their individual cases to try to answer the questions they may have as well, but also to provide them with the information about what has changed since that particular episode happened within the health board.
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