Eljamel Inquiry
OngoingScottish statutory inquiry into the clinical practice of former NHS Tayside neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, who performed procedures on patients between 2001 and 2013 raising concerns about unnecessary or negligent surgery. Chair: Lord Weir, appointed February 2024.
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The Scottish Government announced a public inquiry, under the Inquiries Act 2005, into the professional practice of a former NHS Tayside neurosurgeon.
SourceLord Weir, a judge of the Supreme Courts in Scotland, was appointed to chair the inquiry.
SourceThe Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care set the inquiry's Terms of Reference.
SourceThe inquiry held its first public hearing, a preliminary hearing in Edinburgh.
SourceA procedural hearing confirmed Section 1 evidential hearings from the week of 7 September 2026 and Section 2 from 30 November 2026.
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