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Spire patient recall

Paterson Inquiry · Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues raised by Paterson · Issued 4 February 2020 · Addressed to: Spire Healthcare

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation

We recommend that Spire should check that all patients of Ian Paterson have been recalled, and to communicate with any who have not been seen, and that they should check that they have been given an ongoing treatment plan in the same way that has been provided for patients in the NHS.

Paterson Inquiry, Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues raised by Paterson · 4 Feb 2020 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:

- In December 2021, the government stated that this recommendation had been accepted and implemented, with Spire Healthcare having undertaken comprehensive patient recall and all identifiable former patients of Paterson contacted and offered clinical review (Government Response to the Paterson Inquiry, DHSC, December 2021).

Response — verbatim from government

●Spire Healthcare

Accepted and implemented. Spire Healthcare has undertaken comprehensive patient recall. All identifiable former patients of Paterson have been contacted and offered clinical review. Spire has provided ongoing treatment plans and support to affected patients, consistent with NHS approach. (Source: Government Response, December 2021)

Spire Healthcare · 16 Dec 2021

Evidence trail — what's actually happened since

No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.

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