COMPENSATION claims running into millions of pounds are being drawn up by victims of disgraced hospital surgeon Roger Bainton.
Lawyers have taken on the cases of more than 100 of the consultant’s patients for a group legal action against the NHS. They believe individual settlements will range from a few thousand pounds to six-figure sums for those patients who have needed multiple operations or missed time off work following botched operations on their faces. The doctor has been suspended from the Royal Stoke University Hospital for two years – with the NHS trust already paying out around £500,000 to cover the cost of him staying at home, using extra staff to cover his absence, and reviewing his work.
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BLUNDERS: Roger Bainton
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