NHS forced to pay £20m in compensation after botched operations left 450 patients injured

NHS forced to pay £20m in compensation after botched operations left 450 patients injured

A disgraced colorectal surgeon whose failed mesh procedures harmed more than 450 patients has now cost the NHS close to £20million in compensation payments.Anthony Dixon, 65, was removed from the medical register last year following two separate tribunal hearings that determined he had engaged in professional misconduct.The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service concluded that the 41-year veteran had "demonstrated a persistent lack of insight in…