Mum ‘lost trust’ in Addenbrooke’s after surgeon review

Another parent, Natasha, said she was calling for a public inquiry into how children under Stohr’s care – including her 19-year-old daughter Neave – came to be harmed.

The trust’s final findings are expected to be shared in November. Chief executive Nicola Ayton said it would be shared with patients and their families before it is published.

Elizabeth Maliakal from Hudgell Solicitors, which is representing several families, said she expected the final report to be “damning”.

“Some of our clients, who are children, endured major surgery they didn’t need, which had no positive impact on their lives, and left them in pain for years afterwards,” she said.

“I expect the final report from the trust, once all the findings of the independent review panel are known, to be highly critical, given we already know from those that we represent that fatal harm was caused in at least one case, and many, many more were harmed.”

Stohr was suspended by the hospital and has not been at work since March 2024, initially for personal reasons.

Ayton said the trust was “deeply sorry to the patients and families who came to harm or experienced care below the standards they should expect”.

“This should never have happened and we are making changes so that something like this could not happen again,” she said.

Stohr’s legal representatives declined to comment about the new report when approached by the BBC.

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