Woman tells BBC of trauma after unnecessary breast cancer surgery
An NHS trust in north-east England has admitted that twenty women underwent unnecessary mastectomies due to serious failures in its breast cancer unit. The trust's new chief executive has issued an unreserved apology for the harm caused to patients.
Why it matters
This incident highlights critical systemic failures in healthcare delivery and the importance of patient safety and accountability in public health institutions.
Woman tells BBC of trauma after unnecessary breast cancer surgery Close Twenty women underwent mastectomies unnecessarily while being treated for breast cancer, an NHS trust in north-east England has told the BBC.
They were among hundreds of patients who came to harm during treatment at the breast unit of the County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust (CDDFT).
The admission comes in the wake of revelations about serious failures in the unit, as reported by the BBC last year.
Steve Russell, who has recently taken over as CDDFT's chief executive, says he apologises "unreservedly" for the harm the trust caused.
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