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My son lost his eye after two cancer diagnoses – Great Ormond Street Hospital was an ‘extension of our family’

My son lost his eye after two cancer diagnoses – Great Ormond Street Hospital was an ‘extension of our family’

Wednesday, 4 February, is World Cancer Day, and no one understands the impact of this terrible disease better than Jodie Jones. Hertfordshire-based community support worker Jodie, 47, is the mother of 10-year-old Jack Whyman, who lost his eye last year after being diagnosed with two types of cancer – an experience that the family could never have prepared for.  “It all started in November 2022 when Jack’s eye started to droop,” Jodie, who also shares children Emily, 17, and Tom, 12, with her husband Wayne, tells HELLO!. “There was no swelling or discharge, but my mum took Jack to the doctor, and they were told they needed to rule out the most serious things first. I thought they would say it was a stye or an infection.” © Jodie JonesJodie first noticed something was wrong when Jack’s eye started drooping Jack was referred to Barnet Hospital for an MRI. The ophthalmologist soon referred him to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London for a second opinion. “I got a phone call saying, ‘Can you go …

94 patients were harmed during care by Great Ormond Street Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar, report finds | UK News

94 patients were harmed during care by Great Ormond Street Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar, report finds | UK News

A report into disgraced former Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon Yaser Jabbar has found that 94 children were harmed during the care he provided. The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) released a report on Thursday into the actions of the former orthopaedic surgeon who treated hundreds of children over five years. The review found that 98 patients (12.4%) experienced some level of harm, and 94 of these cases were linked specifically to the care provided by Mr Jabbar. The London hospital undertook a clinical case review of 789 of Jabbar’s cases after concerns were raised about his clinical practice. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Great Ormond Street Hospital apologises for surgeon’s harm Some patients were left in continuous pain or needed further corrective surgeries, the independent review found. Harm gradings ranged from mild, such as an unnecessary general anaesthetic, to severe gradings for situations like delayed diagnosis of complications or surgery that did not achieve the intended outcome. Image: Yaser Jabbar rescinded his UK medical …