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Liverpool hospital patient given vasectomy 'by mistake' | Liverpool hospital patient given vasectomy 'by mistake' |
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A Merseyside hospital has apologised after a man scheduled for a minor procedure was mistakenly given a vasectomy. | A Merseyside hospital has apologised after a man scheduled for a minor procedure was mistakenly given a vasectomy. |
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital said the man, who has not been named, was due to have a "different minor urological procedure". | The Royal Liverpool University Hospital said the man, who has not been named, was due to have a "different minor urological procedure". |
A spokesman said an investigation had started into how it happened. | A spokesman said an investigation had started into how it happened. |
The incident was called a "never event" by the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. | The incident was called a "never event" by the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. |
NHS England describes these as "serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if the available preventative measures have been implemented by healthcare providers". | NHS England describes these as "serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if the available preventative measures have been implemented by healthcare providers". |
Medics tried to reverse the error but it is not known whether the reversal was successful. | |
'Apologised unreservedly' | 'Apologised unreservedly' |
Dr Peter Williams, medical director, said: "We can confirm that a patient who was scheduled to have different minor urological procedure was wrongly given a vasectomy. | Dr Peter Williams, medical director, said: "We can confirm that a patient who was scheduled to have different minor urological procedure was wrongly given a vasectomy. |
"We greatly regret the distress that this has caused him. We have apologised unreservedly to the patient and we are offering him our full support." | "We greatly regret the distress that this has caused him. We have apologised unreservedly to the patient and we are offering him our full support." |
He added: "We take any incident such as this extremely seriously and report them at the highest level in the trust and to our regulators." | He added: "We take any incident such as this extremely seriously and report them at the highest level in the trust and to our regulators." |
The hospital said the surgeon had not carried out any operations since the incident, pending the findings of the investigation. | The hospital said the surgeon had not carried out any operations since the incident, pending the findings of the investigation. |
A vasectomy involves severing the tubes that carry sperm. Reversal operations are available, but they are not always successful. | A vasectomy involves severing the tubes that carry sperm. Reversal operations are available, but they are not always successful. |
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