Breast surgeon struck off for giving 10 patients operations they didn´t need
(World News UK)

Ian Paterson pictured at his court case (Picture: SWNS) A ‘deceptive’ surgeon jailed for giving women breast operations they didn’t need has now been struck off. Ian Paterson, 59, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in May for pretending the women needed treatment for their risk of cancer. He operated on 10 patients, charging them ‘for his own gain’. A medical tribunal ruled today that his actions over 14 years were ‘serious’ and ‘intentionally harmful’ and ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with the medical...