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| Limbs man in 'wrong foot' hearing | Limbs man in 'wrong foot' hearing |
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| A false limbs expert who allegedly fitted a left prosthetic foot to a man's right leg is due to appear before a disciplinary committee. | A false limbs expert who allegedly fitted a left prosthetic foot to a man's right leg is due to appear before a disciplinary committee. |
| The Health Professions Council will consider complaints against Malcolm Griffiths relating to his time at Edinburgh's Astley Ainslie Hospital. | The Health Professions Council will consider complaints against Malcolm Griffiths relating to his time at Edinburgh's Astley Ainslie Hospital. |
| One of the claims is that he fitted a left foot to Patrick Morrison, 76, whose right foot had been removed. | One of the claims is that he fitted a left foot to Patrick Morrison, 76, whose right foot had been removed. |
| It is alleged Mr Griffiths failed to spot his error at two later check-ups. | It is alleged Mr Griffiths failed to spot his error at two later check-ups. |
| Mr Morrison, from Bathgate, should have been given an artificial limb and right foot. | |
| Mr Griffiths, an expert in prosthetic limbs, is due to appear before the conduct and competence committee of the Health Professions Council at a hearing in Edinburgh, where he could be struck off. | Mr Griffiths, an expert in prosthetic limbs, is due to appear before the conduct and competence committee of the Health Professions Council at a hearing in Edinburgh, where he could be struck off. |
| These include fitting a limb with the wrong foot and and failing to provide adequate prosthetic care, which meant the socket required remaking. | |
| Mr Morrison said he had been forced to have the amputation after an amputated toe became infected with MRSA following hospital treatment. | |
| He said the wrongly fitted limb had a shoe on it which may have made the error harder to spot and that he bore "no malice" towards Mr Griffiths. | |
| Mr Griffiths will face several other claims relating to his time at the Astley Ainslie's rehabilitation centre. | |
| These include failing to keep adequate notes, failing to carry out repairs and leaving a patient in pain. | These include failing to keep adequate notes, failing to carry out repairs and leaving a patient in pain. |