Anne Towlson

1. 1. lack of information from Turkish Hospital

   “I am concerned about the fact that the inquest was unable to secure any information from the Turkish Hospital. We have no information about whether any independent enquiries were made either by the company who organised Mrs [name redacted] trip to Turkey for surgery, or the Turkish Hospital itself as to whether Mrs [name redacted] was fit for surgery. We have not been able to secure her medical records so have no understanding of what exactly the surgery consisted of, or what post- operative care and treatment”

2. 2. lack of awareness of risks and mortality rates

   “I am concerned about the fact that we have no evidence to confirm whether Mrs [name redacted] was made aware of the risks and mortality rates associated with any of the surgical procedures she underwent in Turkey.”

3. 3. inadequate consent for additional arm tuck surgery

   “I am concerned about the fact that Mrs [name redacted] had travelled to Turkey to have a tummy tuck and liposuction but was offered additional arm tuck surgery when she arrived at the hospital. I have concerns about the consenting process for this additional surgery as, on the balance of probabilities, Mrs [name redacted] was not given enough time to properly consider this decision.”

4. 4. lack of follow up for British citizens abroad

   “Whilst I appreciate the UK Government has no control over what happens abroad, I am concerned about the fact that British Citizens are travelling abroad for significant and serious surgical operations with seemingly little in the way of follow up and no way to return easily to the operating Hospital if they encounter complications once they are back in the UK. This is not only dangerous but could place a significant burden on the NHS.”

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