Yaser Jabbar is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon who worked at numerous hospitals across London. He worked on a private basis at St John and St Elizabeth Hospital as well as Cromwell Hospital in addition to his work at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. It is understood Mr Jabbar also worked at the Portland Hospital which is another private hospital in London.
Allegations have been made that Mr Jabbar carried out surgery on children and young people which lead to complications and in at least one case and unnecessary leg amputation.
Mr Jabbar practised at Great Ormond Street Hospital until 2022. It is alleged that Mr Jabbar carried out multiple complex surgeries on children that were not informed to an acceptable standard and which left children with life changing lower limb problems.
An investigation has been carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons into Mr Jabbar’s work and a redacted copy of the report has been leaked to the Times newspaper. Its contents have now been reported by multiple media outlets in the UK.
Amongst the findings of the investigation, it was found that Jabbar had conducted surgery on children without appropriate consent, without keeping records, and without properly assessing patients prior to surgery being carried out. Worst of all however, it was concluded that Mr Jabbar failed to fully understand the medical principles of the corrective surgery he was carrying out which led to the severe harm suffered by many of his patients.
If you believe your son or daughter was treated by Mr Jabbar and you now have questions about the suitability of the surgery he carried out or your child is left with ongoing health problems, contact a member of the team at Farleys to discuss pursuing a claim against the hospital where the surgery was performed. The hospital as Mr Jabbar’s employer have a potential responsibility to patients for the actions of Mr Jabbar.
How long do I have to pursue a claim?
The normal rule in personal injury and medical negligence cases is that the victims have 3 years from the date of injury or the date they become aware of any injury to pursue a claim, or they are prevented from doing so by the Limitation Act 1980. However, in cases involving a child, that date is 3 years from their 18th birthday.
Given the complexity of many of the victims’ medical conditions we encourage clients to contact our medical negligence department as soon as possible to consider whether they may have a case.
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Our medical negligence specialists at Farleys have years of experience acting for clients who have suffered due to sub-standard medical treatments, in claiming the compensation they need to fund care and further treatment. For a confidential discussion about yours or your child’s circumstances with one of our experts, please call 0845 287 0939, get in touch by email, or use the online chat below.