NHS Trust admits twenty women lost healthy breasts in avoidable cancer surgery errors

UPDATE - follow-up to Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care - The Guardian:

The Admission

An NHS trust has now confirmed that twenty women underwent unnecessary breast removal surgery during cancer care. The County Durham and Darlington breast cancer service faced warnings about these surgical failures years before the scandal came to light.

Legal And Public Response

Law firm Slater and Gordon has publicly welcomed a BBC documentary that investigates the deep-seated service failings at the trust. Patients who trusted the hospital network for cancer treatment are now dealing with the physical and emotional impact of these avoidable procedures.