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Surgeon who lied about experience jailed for six years Surgeon who lied about experience jailed for six years
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A surgeon who lied about the number of operations he had carried out to get a lucrative job has been jailed for six years.A surgeon who lied about the number of operations he had carried out to get a lucrative job has been jailed for six years.
Sudip Sarker, 48, told interviewers in 2011 he had conducted 85 keyhole procedures, 51 of them solo - the true figure was just six. Sudip Sarker, 48, told interviewers in 2011 he had performed 85 keyhole bowel operations, 51 of them working solo. The true figure was just six.
He was appointed to a £74,000 job at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, but immediately struggled. He was appointed to an £84,000 job at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, but immediately struggled.
Sarker, of Botany Road in Broadstairs, Kent, was convicted of fraud.Sarker, of Botany Road in Broadstairs, Kent, was convicted of fraud.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has previously said he had worked at the trust for 14 months, until his suspension in October 2012, which led to his later dismissal. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust previously said he had worked at the trust for 14 months, until his suspension in October 2012, which led to his later dismissal.
He previously worked at the Royal Free Hospital and Whittington Hospital, London. What judge Robert Juckes QC described as Sarker's "gross exaggeration" has since led to the trust facing more than £2m in medical negligence pay-outs.
Last week the jury at Worcester Crown Court took less than two hours to find him guilty of fraud by false representation. Prosecutor Jacob Hallam QC told Worcester Crown Court Sarker had a "higher mortality rate" among his patients and a far higher complication rate.
He was stopped from working and eventually sacked, but it cost the trust another £304,019 while he was suspended and investigated on full pay.
Three of Sarker's patients had subsequently died, the court heard, although experts concluded there was "no evidence to support a case for manslaughter", his barrister, Martin Hicks QC, said.
The judge said no criticism could be attached to the trust for appointing Sarker, who had arrived with proper references from previous employers at Whittington Hospital, and the Royal Free Hospital, London.
Last week the jury took less than two hours to find him guilty of fraud by false representation.