Deborah Douglas and Tracy King The Cost of Trust: The Ian Paterson scandal

We trust doctors with our bodies. What happens when that trust is betrayed? In 2017, Midlands surgeon Ian Paterson was sentenced to 20 years in prison for wounding his patients through botched or unnecessary surgeries. But the case covered just a fraction of Paterson’s victims. Now, Deborah Douglas and Tracy King, both casualties of Paterson, have uncovered the true extent of his atrocities, a vital work of investigative journalism. Join them as they discuss their campaign to expose Paterson and the failure of the medical authorities overseeing his work.