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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRather than restricting Stohr\u2019s practice or placing her under supervision, hospital officials interpreted the review as evidence she could continue operating safely. The report\u2019s findings were reframed as interpersonal conflict between Stohr and a colleague, also labeled \u201cdifficult,\u201d rather than as clinical concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCollectively, these failings resulted in prolonged risk to patients,\u201d the Verita report stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stohr\u2019s alleged shortcomings only came to light in 2024 when she took a leave of absence for personal reasons. Two colleagues who assumed her caseload raised fresh concerns, prompting a second external review that confirmed issues with her surgical technique and judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trust formally excluded Stohr from clinical duties in February 2025. She has not practiced since her leave began in March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report also found that Stohr had an unusually high surgical workload and was under significant stress, with occupational health assessments in 2015 and 2024 noting unsustainable demands. Despite this, no adjustments were made, and hospital leaders appeared satisfied with her role in reducing waiting lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Families of affected children have called for a statutory public inquiry. Lynn Harrison, whose daughter underwent surgery by Stohr in 2021, said, \u201cI want a meeting with Wes Streeting urgently and I want him to order a fully independent inquiry into this scandal and why my daughter and all the other victims were tortured this way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Solicitor Elizabeth Maliakal of Hudgell Solicitors said an apology and action plan were insufficient. \u201cWe now need a Statutory Public Inquiry which can compel crucial witnesses to give evidence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Medical negligence lawyers echoed the call for accountability. \u201cThe report makes for extremely worrying reading,\u201d said Natalie Truman of Irwin Mitchell. \u201cIt vividly highlights how a catalogue of missed opportunities by the trust resulted in problems being allowed to manifest for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cambridge University Hospitals Chief Executive Roland Sinker apologized for the impact on patients and families. \u201cWe accept the findings and recommendations made in Verita\u2019s report in full,\u201d he said. \u201cThis should not have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ed Marsden, founder of Verita, said the investigation revealed systemic failures in clinical oversight and communication. \u201cThis report highlights 32 missed opportunities to address concerns over a consultant\u2019s practice between 2012 and 2024,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trust has pledged to implement an action plan and continue supporting affected families as the separate clinical review progresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CAMBRIDGE, England (FN) \u2014 Hospital officials at Addenbrooke\u2019s Hospital in Cambridge failed to act on 32 separate opportunities to intervene in the practice of a pediatric orthopedic surgeon accused of botching children\u2019s surgeries, according to a damning independent review released this week. Dr. Kuldeep Stohr, described by colleagues as \u201cdifficult\u201d and \u201cprickly,\u201d continued operating on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lynn-Harrison-and-Daughter-Tammy.jpg?fit=665%2C396&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22824,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22817\/revisions\/22824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}