One NHS Vascular surgeons To lie The insurers on removing their feet.
The 49-year-old Neil Hopper, whose feet were disintegrated from below the knee, were accused of telling the insurers that their injuries were “the results of sepsis and were not self-inspired”, intended to create a profit.
They have also been accused of encouraging someone else to remove the body parts of others, when they allegedly bought videos from an extreme body modification website.
It is visible True crown court On Thursday, he convicted two cases of fraud by false representation between 3 June and 26 June 2019.
In 2020, Mr. Hopper was nominated one of the brave people in Britain, hosted at a virtual ceremony after winning the title of All Aud Odds at the Empliphon Awards for the brave Britain 2020. BBC Breakfast,
Since March 2023, the surgeon has not worked at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.
The interim order tribunal of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service banned its practice next month, while the General Medical Council investigated, and was suspended from the medical register from December 2023.
A Devon and Cornwall Police The spokesperson said: “Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, where Mr. Hopper has been employed, has worked closely with the Devon and Cornwal Police during the investigation.”
A spokesperson of the Hospital Trust said: “The allegations are not related to the professional conduct of Mr. Hopper and there is no evidence to suggest any risk to the patients.
“Mr. Hopper worked in the Royal Cornwal hospitals since 2013, until he was suspended from duty after his initial arrest in March 2023.
“Any question or concern about their treatment can contact the patient experience team of Royal Cornwal hospitals.”
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