Public Inquiry
Eljamel Inquiry
Status: Ongoing
Chair: Lord Weir
Established: Apr 2025
Commissioned by: Scottish Government
Scottish statutory inquiry into the clinical practice of former NHS Tayside neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, who performed procedures on patients between 2001 and 2013 raising concerns about unnecessary or negligent surgery. Chair: Lord Weir, appointed February 2024.
Key facts
Duration (ongoing): 1 year, 4 months
Total cost: £2.9m
Reports & milestones
Reports
No reports listed.
Timeline
07 Sep 2023
Inquiry announced
The Scottish Government announced a public inquiry, under the Inquiries Act 2005, into the professional practice of a …
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29 Feb 2024
Chair appointed
Lord Weir, a judge of the Supreme Courts in Scotland, was appointed to chair the inquiry.
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03 Apr 2025
Terms of Referenc…
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care set the inquiry's Terms of Reference.
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10 Sep 2025
First preliminary…
The inquiry held its first public hearing, a preliminary hearing in Edinburgh.
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14 May 2026
Evidential timeta…
A procedural hearing confirmed Section 1 evidential hearings from the week of 7 September 2026 and Section 2 …
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