[3] Jabbar resigned from his post at the hospital in September 2023, one month before the Royal College of Surgeons produced a confidential report at a result of their investigations.
The use of such devices between 2017 and 2022 would raise concerns about patient safety, medical ethics, and the standards of care provided by the surgeon.
[4][5] In September 2024, The Times newspaper, having seen a copy of the Royal College of Surgeons' report published details of the investigation's findings.
His record-keeping was poor and assessments of children before surgery were unacceptable and he carried out operations for which he had not sought proper consent.
Accusations were made that Jabbar would alter clinical records after surgery and dismissed concerns raised about the post-surgical recovery of children.
Patients treated by Mr Jabbar – who has not worked at the Trust since October 2022 – are now to have their medical records independently reviewed to check that the treatment provided was appropriate.
[3][1] The father of one child said "we tried to raise our concerns repeatedly through the official complaints procedure, and I copied the clinical director into many emails, but heard nothing back."