Woman felt 'like body on a table' after surgeries performed without consent
Catherine Shakespeare said months after undergoing an operation she learned three further surgeries had been performed without her consent.
Catherine Shakespeare endured a series of surgeries performed by gynaecologist Alan Lam without her consent. After discovering three additional operations, she was informed that Dr. Lam would only need to submit a reflection letter to the NSW health regulator. Dr. Lam and the regulator disagreed with Ms. Shakespeare's allegations.
The regulator only required Dr. Lam to write a reflection letter on his learnings from the situation. The regulator dismissed concerns about the lack of consent for the additional surgeries. Ms. Shakespeare felt like a "body on a table" throughout the entire ordeal. She expressed her anger and frustration at the slow and insufficient response from the regulatory bodies. The regulator asked Dr. Lam to write a reflection letter instead of imposing stricter consequences.
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