Eljamel Inquiry
@eljamelinquiry.org.uk
Tracking a Public Inquiry into NHS Tayside and Scottish Government actions.
Representing former patients harmed in the care of NHS Tayside and surgeon Eljamel.
https://eljamelinquiry.org.uk
Representing former patients harmed in the care of NHS Tayside and surgeon Eljamel.
https://eljamelinquiry.org.uk
Press Release: 2025-09-14 - Patients’ Action Group – Eljamel Inquiry Hearing: Patients Welcome Openness but Hearing Exposes Fresh Concerns Over Reviews and University’s Silence eljamelinquiry.org.uk/news/press-r...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Press Release: 2025-09-14 - Patients’ Action Group – Eljamel Inquiry Hearing: Patients Welcome Openness but Hearing Exposes Fresh Concerns Over Reviews and University’s Silence eljamelinquiry.org.uk/news/press-r...
Today The Patients' Action Group Acknowledges Long-Overdue Eljamel Inquiry Hearing, Urges Scrutiny of Delays and Jurisdictional Failures.
Find out on our press release today about: [cont...]
Find out on our press release today about: [cont...]
eljamelinquiry.org.uk
September 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Today The Patients' Action Group Acknowledges Long-Overdue Eljamel Inquiry Hearing, Urges Scrutiny of Delays and Jurisdictional Failures.
Find out on our press release today about: [cont...]
Find out on our press release today about: [cont...]
Press Release: "Patients' Action Group Acknowledges Long-Overdue Eljamel Inquiry Hearing, Urges Scrutiny of Delays and Jurisdictional Failures" - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/news/press-r...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Press Release: "Patients' Action Group Acknowledges Long-Overdue Eljamel Inquiry Hearing, Urges Scrutiny of Delays and Jurisdictional Failures" - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/news/press-r...
Public Inquiry news: preliminary hearing agenda published www.eljamelinquiry.scot/hearings
Hearings | The Eljamel Inquiry
Full evidential hearings have not yet started. When they do, this page will contain information about past and scheduled hearings.The Eljamel Inquiry will hold a Preliminary Hearing at Waverley Gate…
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September 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Public Inquiry news: preliminary hearing agenda published www.eljamelinquiry.scot/hearings
Core Participant Patients: if you need help with the survey(s) sent out by Levy & McRae please get in touch with them for help. The contact details are on the communications about the surveys, if you are unsure please DM us here and we'll try to help.
August 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Core Participant Patients: if you need help with the survey(s) sent out by Levy & McRae please get in touch with them for help. The contact details are on the communications about the surveys, if you are unsure please DM us here and we'll try to help.
News just in: Preliminary hearing listed by The Eljamel Inquiry now - www.eljamelinquiry.scot/hearings
Hearings | The Eljamel Inquiry
Full evidential hearings have not yet started. When they do, this page will contain information about past and scheduled hearings.The Eljamel Inquiry will hold a Preliminary Hearing at Waverley Gate…
www.eljamelinquiry.scot
August 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
News just in: Preliminary hearing listed by The Eljamel Inquiry now - www.eljamelinquiry.scot/hearings
News from The Eljamel Inquiry office: "Eljamel Inquiry announces plans for Preliminary Hearing / Public event will be held in Edinburgh next month" - www.eljamelinquiry.scot/news/eljamel...
Eljamel Inquiry announces plans for Preliminary Hearing | The Eljamel Inquiry
The Inquiry, chaired by Lord Weir, will set out its progress and intentions
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August 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
News from The Eljamel Inquiry office: "Eljamel Inquiry announces plans for Preliminary Hearing / Public event will be held in Edinburgh next month" - www.eljamelinquiry.scot/news/eljamel...
A quick message for our followers: For official news, updates, and statements from the Patients' Action Group, this is the definitive source. We remain 100% focused on our core mission: to hold those responsible to account, support patients living with the consequences, and drive…
August 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A quick message for our followers: For official news, updates, and statements from the Patients' Action Group, this is the definitive source. We remain 100% focused on our core mission: to hold those responsible to account, support patients living with the consequences, and drive…
Archived: 2025-06-10 The Courier – NHS Tayside logged 1200 data leaks in five years
Archived: 2025-06-17 The Press & Journal – NHS Highland logged 1600 data breaches in five years
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Archived: 2025-06-17 The Press & Journal – NHS Highland logged 1600 data breaches in five years
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June 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Archived: 2025-06-10 The Courier – NHS Tayside logged 1200 data leaks in five years
Archived: 2025-06-17 The Press & Journal – NHS Highland logged 1600 data breaches in five years
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Archived: 2025-06-17 The Press & Journal – NHS Highland logged 1600 data breaches in five years
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The Scotland Tonight episode this week covered current failures in patient care at NHS Fife. We find this harrowing, and concerning that ongoing patient safety failures continue without a Patients Safety Commissioner for Scotland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwnL... (archived here for public access)
19-June-2025 – STV - Scotland Tonight - Fighting for better care
STV - Scotland Tonight - Fighting for better care"Three families in Fife share their story of losing a loved one amid NHS care failings." (original descripti...
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June 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The Scotland Tonight episode this week covered current failures in patient care at NHS Fife. We find this harrowing, and concerning that ongoing patient safety failures continue without a Patients Safety Commissioner for Scotland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwnL... (archived here for public access)
USEFUL: Frequently Asked Questions about the ICR. We asked the Chair, Stephen Wigmore, common questions from our patients about the ICR process. We've compiled his answers in an FAQ. (Please note our disclaimer) eljamelinquiry.org.uk/news/faq-fre...
June 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
USEFUL: Frequently Asked Questions about the ICR. We asked the Chair, Stephen Wigmore, common questions from our patients about the ICR process. We've compiled his answers in an FAQ. (Please note our disclaimer) eljamelinquiry.org.uk/news/faq-fre...
Are you one of our patients' involved in NHS Tayside data breaches? Alan, one of us, decided he'd had enough: "This is a stark revelation of systemic ignorance and a profound failure of governance" The Courier: www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
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June 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Are you one of our patients' involved in NHS Tayside data breaches? Alan, one of us, decided he'd had enough: "This is a stark revelation of systemic ignorance and a profound failure of governance" The Courier: www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
Archived: 2025-05-27 – Scottish Parliament: Finance Committee discusses Scottish Public Inquiries 2nd sitting - incl. Liz Smith MSP (27 May 2025) - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Scottish Parliament: Finance Committee discusses Public Inquiries 2nd sitting - incl. Liz Smith MSP (27 May 2025) | Eljamel Inquiry
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June 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Archived: 2025-05-27 – Scottish Parliament: Finance Committee discusses Scottish Public Inquiries 2nd sitting - incl. Liz Smith MSP (27 May 2025) - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Archived: 2025-06-01 -- The Sunday Post - NHS Tayside bosses had 10 days to act over disgraced Eljamel but did nothing - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
The Sunday Post – NHS Tayside bosses had 10 days to act over disgraced Eljamel but did nothing (1 June 2025) | Eljamel Inquiry
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June 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Archived: 2025-06-01 -- The Sunday Post - NHS Tayside bosses had 10 days to act over disgraced Eljamel but did nothing - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Archived: 2025-05-21 -- BBC North West Tonight - coverage of the link between Eljamel and Liverpool hospitals incl. Walton Neurosurgery. eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
BBC North West Tonight - Eljamel in Liverpool (21 May 2025) | Eljamel Inquiry
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June 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Archived: 2025-05-21 -- BBC North West Tonight - coverage of the link between Eljamel and Liverpool hospitals incl. Walton Neurosurgery. eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Liz Smith asks why Public Inquiries seem to be called with more frequency, is it perhaps because there are failures at lower levels to acknowledge and deal with problems? Listen to her full questions at the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee meeting from the 20th May 2025. youtu.be/_WULgciC5qI
20-May-2025 @ 1158BST – Scottish Parliament - Finance Committee on Public Inquiries - Liz Smith
20-May-2025 @ 1158BST – Scottish Parliament - Finance Committee on Public Inquiries - Liz Smith questions only.Trimmed from the full session of the committee...
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May 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Liz Smith asks why Public Inquiries seem to be called with more frequency, is it perhaps because there are failures at lower levels to acknowledge and deal with problems? Listen to her full questions at the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee meeting from the 20th May 2025. youtu.be/_WULgciC5qI
Archived: 2025-05-20 – Scottish Parliament - Finance Committee 1st discussion about Public Inquiries – incl. questions from Liz Smith MSP and Michael Mara MSP. (Session) youtu.be/FQG3I8M0p-I?...
20-May-2025 @ 1109BST – Scottish Parliament - Finance Committee discusses Public Inquiries
20-May-2025 @ 1109BST – Scottish Parliament - Finance Committee discusses Public Inquiries. Including input from Liz Smith MSP, and Michael Marra MSP.Trimmed...
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May 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Archived: 2025-05-20 – Scottish Parliament - Finance Committee 1st discussion about Public Inquiries – incl. questions from Liz Smith MSP and Michael Mara MSP. (Session) youtu.be/FQG3I8M0p-I?...
Confusion whether Eljamel worked at Walton Hospital in Liverpool. The Medical Register of 1991, published by the GMC, makes it clear:
"El Jamel, Muftah Salem 20 Feb 1990, Neurosurgical Department, Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, MB BCh 1982 Al Fateh, Libya; FRCS Irel 1986, 3444935 m"
"El Jamel, Muftah Salem 20 Feb 1990, Neurosurgical Department, Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, MB BCh 1982 Al Fateh, Libya; FRCS Irel 1986, 3444935 m"
May 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Confusion whether Eljamel worked at Walton Hospital in Liverpool. The Medical Register of 1991, published by the GMC, makes it clear:
"El Jamel, Muftah Salem 20 Feb 1990, Neurosurgical Department, Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, MB BCh 1982 Al Fateh, Libya; FRCS Irel 1986, 3444935 m"
"El Jamel, Muftah Salem 20 Feb 1990, Neurosurgical Department, Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, MB BCh 1982 Al Fateh, Libya; FRCS Irel 1986, 3444935 m"
Archived : 2025-05-18 – The Sunday Post – MPs demand UK-wide Eljamel inquiry after we reveal links to Walton - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
The Sunday Post – MPs demand UK-wide Eljamel inquiry after we reveal links to Walton (18 May 2025) | Eljamel Inquiry
The rogue brain surgeon accused of harming hundreds of patients operated for four years at the world-renowned Walton neurosurgical centre in Liverpool, we can reveal. Now MPs are calling for a UK-wide...
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May 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Archived : 2025-05-18 – The Sunday Post – MPs demand UK-wide Eljamel inquiry after we reveal links to Walton - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Archived: 2025-05-12 – The Evening Telegraph, Dundee – Eljamel probe ‘making effort to track down’ rogue ex-NHS city surgeon - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
The Evening Telegraph, Dundee - Eljamel probe 'making effort to track down' rogue ex-NHS city surgeon (12 May 2025) | Eljamel Inquiry
THE judge-led inquiry into the work of disgraced ex-Dundee surgeon Sam Eljamel "is making every effort" to track him down, the Tele can reveal. Inquiry bosses have written to hospitals in Libya where…
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May 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Archived: 2025-05-12 – The Evening Telegraph, Dundee – Eljamel probe ‘making effort to track down’ rogue ex-NHS city surgeon - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Archived: 2025-05-12 – The Courier – Marra blasts 'dishonest' NHS - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
The Courier - Marra blasts dishonest NHS (12 May 2025) | Eljamel Inquiry
Dundee-based Labour MSP Michael Marra has launched an attack on NHS Tayside, accusing it of "managing headlines" for SNP politicians against the interests of patients.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Archived: 2025-05-12 – The Courier – Marra blasts 'dishonest' NHS - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Archived: 2025-05-12 – The Courier – Eljamel probe 'making effort' to find disgraced ex-NHS Tayside surgeon - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
The Courier – Eljamel probe making effort to find disgraced ex-NHS Tayside surgeon (12 May 2025) | Eljamel Inquiry
The judge-led inquiry into the work of ex-Dundee neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel "is making every effort" to track him down, The Courier can reveal. Inquiry bosses have written to hospitals in Libya where…
eljamelinquiry.org.uk
May 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Archived: 2025-05-12 – The Courier – Eljamel probe 'making effort' to find disgraced ex-NHS Tayside surgeon - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Archived: 2025-05-11 – The Sunday Post – Health boards urged to end culture of secrecy around preventable deaths - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
The Sunday Post - Health boards urged to end culture of secrecy around preventable deaths (11 May 2025) | Eljamel Inquiry
The rogue brain surgeon accused of harming hundreds of patients operated for four years at the world-renowned Walton neurosurgical centre in Liverpool, we can reveal. Now MPs are calling for a UK-wide...
eljamelinquiry.org.uk
May 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Archived: 2025-05-11 – The Sunday Post – Health boards urged to end culture of secrecy around preventable deaths - eljamelinquiry.org.uk/media-archiv...
Letter to Eljamel Inquiry raises key concerns: PI has limited power to recommend actions re: GMC/RCS. CRUCIALLY: PI relies on data from ICRs, but flawed ICR process & lack of patient engagement risks creating a fatal data gap, undermining the PI. ICRs threatens PI effectiveness. Demand a response!
May 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Letter to Eljamel Inquiry raises key concerns: PI has limited power to recommend actions re: GMC/RCS. CRUCIALLY: PI relies on data from ICRs, but flawed ICR process & lack of patient engagement risks creating a fatal data gap, undermining the PI. ICRs threatens PI effectiveness. Demand a response!
2025-04-30 : The Public Inquiry has published a news update - "The Inquiry has set up - what happens now?" (This is for visibility, we make no comment about the content as we are the Patients' Action Group) www.eljamelinquiry.scot/news/inquiry...
The Inquiry has set up - what happens now? | The Eljamel Inquiry
The investigative work of the Eljamel Inquiry has begun. What goes on behind the scenes as a public inquiry prepares for hearings?
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April 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
2025-04-30 : The Public Inquiry has published a news update - "The Inquiry has set up - what happens now?" (This is for visibility, we make no comment about the content as we are the Patients' Action Group) www.eljamelinquiry.scot/news/inquiry...