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Surgeon's Care Reviewed After Boy's Agonizing Death
5 Mar
Summary
- Review found evidence that fatal harm was caused to a nine-year-old boy.
- The hospital trust has issued an unreserved apology for failings in the boy's care.
- The surgeon involved has been suspended from clinical practice.
A boy's death, less than two months after hip surgery in September 2015, has been referred to a coroner. An independent review found "evidence that fatal physical harm was caused" to nine-year-old Jack Moate. The surgery was performed by orthopaedic consultant Kuldeep Stohr at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) acknowledged that the care provided did not meet expected standards. The trust's chief medical officer issued an unreserved apology for the failings in Jack's care. Ms Stohr was removed from clinical practice and suspended in 2024.
