A nine-year-old boy suffered “fatal physical harm” after he was operated on by a suspended surgeon at Addenbrooke’s hospital.
Jack Moate died two months after Kuldeep Stohr performed surgery on him in 2015.
Jack suffered “significant blood loss” during the operation and was left in continuous pain.
His mother, Elizabeth Moate said: “They sent my boy home, and he died in agony.”
She said she “felt pressured” to give consent for the operation, fearing it might be too much for her son, who had complex medical needs.
Independent experts recently assessed Jack’s case as part of a wider investigation into Ms Stohr’s practice.
They said they had “significant concerns” about his operation, which “carried significant risks” given his condition.
The reviewers also found no imaging was carried out before he was discharged after his surgery.
A later scan found his operation had not worked, leaving the procedure “unhealed and unstable”.
Jack’s mother said her son was “crying and screaming” with pain when he arrived home.
“I can’t believe that Ms Stohr was unaware of the damage she had done… I’ll never be able to forgive the hospital for what happened,” she said.
Jack had complex medical needs and limited mobility, but was able to understand and communicate with facial expressions.
His cause of death was recorded as deep vein thrombosis, cerebral palsy and epilepsy. His case has now been passed to the coroner for further investigation.
Reputation left ‘unsalvageable’
Last year Sky News revealed Ms Stohr had been suspended after colleagues raised concerns about some of her surgeries. A report written in 2015, years before her suspension, highlighted serious issues with some patients.
A subsequent report found deficiencies in her practice went unchecked, allowing her to continue operating on hundreds more children.
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Elizabeth Moate said she’s been “appalled” at Addenbrooke’s handling of her son’s case.
“Anger doesn’t even come near explaining how I feel,” she said. “To me, it is all about trying their best to protect their reputation, but that reputation is now unsalvageable.”
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Her lawyer, Elizabeth Maliakal, from Hudgell Solicitors, has requested a meeting with Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
“We have called for a statutory inquiry on behalf of those we represent,” she said. “Addenbrooke’s is sadly not alone when it comes to inadequate clinical oversight and governance resulting in patients coming to harm.”
Dr Sue Broster, chief medical officer at Cambridge University Hospitals, said: “On behalf of the trust, I offer my unreserved apologies for the failings in Jack’s care.
“Our thoughts remain with his family, and we are doing everything we can to support them at this extremely difficult time.
“We have passed all details of his care at the trust to the coroner to investigate the cause of Jack’s death and will continue to provide full assistance to them.
“The external retrospective clinical review, led by Andrew Kennedy KC, into the cases of patients who received care by Kuldeep Stohr remains ongoing, and we continue to focus on supporting all patients and families affected.
“We will publish a summary of the review findings once all cases have been reviewed and discussed with those affected, and remain committed to implementing improvements to our services to ensure that cases like Jack’s cannot happen again.”
