Breast surgeon Ian Paterson was suspended after performing unnecessary partial mastectomies on at least 250 healthy women over 15-year period . Carried out 'cleavage sparing ' mastectomies on at least 450 other women , leaving breast tissue and leaving them at risk of their cancer returning . Worked at both NHS and Spire private hospitals in the the West Midlands . Hundreds of his private patients may never receive compensation . His insurance policy may not be valid because the operations were 'illegal '
Breast surgeon Ian Paterson was suspended after performing unnecessary partial mastectomies on at least 250 healthy women over 15-year period . Carried out 'cleavage sparing ' mastectomies on at least 450 other women , leaving breast tissue and leaving them at risk of their cancer returning . Worked at both NHS and Spire private hospitals in the Midlands . Hundreds of his private patients may never receive compensation . His insurance policy may not be valid because the operations were 'illegal '