Exclusive: Private hospital firm takes NHS to court over rogue surgeon

Surgeons hand reaching for scalpel

An NHS trust that employed breast surgeon Ian Paterson is being taken to court by a private provider, which claims the health service has a legal responsibility to compensate private patients.

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