Hundreds of cases reviewed by Great Ormond Street

Great Ormond Street Hospital has begun an urgent review into hundreds of cases of children seen by one of its former consultant orthopaedic surgeons after concerns were raised about his practice, according to reports.

- NADINE WHITE

The hospital trust said the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) was asked to review its paediatric orthopaedic service following accusations about Yaser Jabbar.

Citing a leaked report, The Sunday Times said that of the 37 cases already reviewed, 22 children have been found to have come to some degree of harm, 13 of them classed as “severe harm” – that is, likely to include lifelong injuries. Some children seen by one of the hospital’s former doctors endured botched surgeries.

Caroline Murgatroyd, of Hudgell Solicitors, which represents some former patients, said initial findings by the RCS “paint a very worrying picture of the treatment provided to children by Mr Jabbar”.