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Archived: Lord Weir, Chair of Eljamel Public Inquiry, update 27th November 2024
[NOTE: This letter has been archived here for public information, the PDF is exactly as received except for one redaction of a previously unpublished contact detail for privacy reasons. Below is the text from the letter, formatting has been removed. Letter is dated...
Archived: Professor Wigmore, Chair of Independent Clinical Reviews, update 27th November 2024
[NOTE: This letter has been archived here for public information, the PDF is exactly as received except for Professor Stephen J Wigmore's signature which has been redacted for privacy. Below is the text from the letter, formatting has been removed.] For the attention...
Archived: Response to Public Inquiry Draft Terms of Reference and Meeting by Alan Ogilvie, former patient and campaigner – 1st and 22nd October 2024
Note: Alan Ogilvie is a campaigner within the Eljamel and NHS Tayside Patients' Action Group and allowed his feedback to Lord Weir to be archived here. Alan was operated on by Eljamel, in thec are of NHS Tayside, in 1995 at Dundee Royal Infirmary. Alan started this...
Levy & McRae Solicitor’s Press Release: “Levy & McRae welcome the first public hearing into the Eljamel and NHS Tayside Public Inquiry” – 7 Oct 2024 @ 1720
Levy & McRae welcome the first public hearing into the Eljamel and NHS Tayside Public Inquiry A spokesperson for Levy & McRae, who represent a substantial number of the patients affected: We welcome this day as an important first public step to assist our...
Press Release: Patients protest at Police Scotland – 22nd May 2024 @ 1430
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • 22nd May 2024 @ 1430 Today, members of our group are protesting outside the Police Scotland building, Bell Street, Dundee. They wish to draw your attention to the severe delays in the Police’s investigations of complaints they submitted,...
Press Release: Scottish Government announces Chairs for Public Inquiry and Individual Clinical Reviews – 29th February 2024 @ 1430
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • 29th February 2024 @ 1430 Today the Scottish Government finally announced Lord Weir as Chair for the Public Inquiry into Eljamel and NHS Tayside. They also announced Professor Stephen Wigmore as the Chair for the even longer awaited...
Press Release: Protest at Scottish Parliament – They Dither, We Die! – 21st February 2024 @ 1400
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • 21st February 2024 @ 1400 Today the harmed patients of neurosurgeon Eljamel and NHS Tayside felt they were left with no option but to return to their site of previous protests outside the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh. No option...
Press Release: Eljamel Inquiry wins “Public Campaigner of the Year” – 23rd November 2023 @ 2300
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • 23rd November 2023 @ 2300 – Eljamel Inquiry wins “Public Campaigner of the Year” At last night’s ceremony for The Herald’s Scottish Politician of the Year Awards our campaign, led by Jules Rose, won the “Public Campaigner of the Year”. This...
Press Release: Reporting NHS Tayside formally to Police Scotland – 8th November 2023 @ 1800
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • 8th November 2023 @ 1800 – Reporting NHS Tayside formally to Police Scotland The Lead Patient, Jules Rose, of the Patients’ Action Group today attended the Police Station at Bell Street, Dundee. Jules walked into the station to make a formal...
Press Release: Summary of activity since Public Inquiry announced – 31st October 2023 0900
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • 31st October 2023 @ 0900 – Updates since Public Inquiry announcements. The Patients’ Action Group seeking a Public Inquiry into the actions of NHS Tayside and their surgeon, Sam Eljamel, wish to provide an update on activity since the...
Press Release: Protest – Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh – 6th September 2023 1400
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • 6th September 2023 @ 1400 – Protest outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh. The Patient’s Action Group seeking a Public Inquiry into the actions of NHS Tayside and their surgeon, Sam Eljamel, is staging a protest outside the Scottish...
Archived: NHS Tayside Board meeting 31st August 2023 – Item 8.1 – Eljamel due diligence report.
Archived: NHS Tayside Board meeting 31st August 2023, item 8.1 on their agenda: "NHS Tayside Due Diligence Review of Documentation Held Relating to Professor Eljamel: Executive Medical Director, Dr Pamela Johnston" The full 'board papers' are available here, but...