Finding Eljamel
Sam Eljamel was the head of the neurosurgery department in Ninewells Hospital in Dundee Ordinarily it's not too hard to find people. Normally it takes days or weeks. Many of us live our lives quite publicly on social media and online. But there are exceptions. Neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel was one. To find him has taken almost two years. Not only had he erased himself from the internet and social media but scattered around the globe we found addresses where he no longer lived. We found he'd recently paid his dues for a medical association but had given an address in Tayside where he no longer lived or worked. We found links in Australia, Africa and the Philippines. Former colleagues were convinced he was in Connecticut where he still owned a flat and had relatives. We went there to track him down but found only an empty flat and friends and relatives he had stopped contacting. And then 18 months later I got an email from Libya. Our Disclosure investigation had been translated into Arabic and several people got in touch to say they'd seen him. Not only had we found him but we'd found that he is operating again.'I just simply want him stopped'
Patrick Kelly said he wants the UK authorities to alert those in Libya Pat Kelly is in constant pain and faces the risk of paralysis after spinal surgery by Mr Eljamel. He wants the authorities in the UK to alert those in Libya. "I think because there were no sanctions taken against him by either NHS Tayside nor the GMC," he said. "I think across in Libya they probably think, 'well, if there were no actions taken there then what are we griping about'." Mr Kelly said: "I just simply want him stopped. I want the UK government or Scottish government to get in touch with the Libyan authorities to get this man stopped." A spokeswoman for the GMC said: "As our remit does not extend to outside of the UK, there is nothing stopping a doctor practising abroad if they are granted registration with the relevant regulator in that country." She said information was shared with a variety of EU and other regulators and confirmed that Dr Eljamel's interim conditions and his voluntary removal from the register were recorded. She said: "The circular includes regulators in the United States, but not Libya." A number of patients have successfully sued NHS Tayside as a result of operations carried out by Mr Eljamel. There is also an ongoing police investigation looking at whether his actions warrant a criminal prosecution. Police Scotland confirmed that inquiries are ongoing and that it has recently consulted with the National Crime Agency as part of its investigation into Mr Eljamel.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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