John Bradley Williamson Medical Negligence Claims

Mr John Bradley Williamson (Mr Williamson) was a Consultant Spinal Surgeon based at the Salford Royal Hospital and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital in the NHS. He also worked at the private Spire Manchester Hospital. An investigation by Salford Royal released on 31 July 2023 uncovered 'unacceptable and unprofessional conduct with patients and staff'.

If Mr Williamson performed spinal surgery on you, you may be able to claim compensation.

The report found a number of issues including:

Substandard surgery was performed due to lack of care and attention
Patients suffered long-term pain and mobility issues
Those operated on suffered higher than expected blood loss
There was a lack of informed consent by patients before operations were carried out
“In a high number of cases” the risks documented on the consent form and documents didn’t reflect those of the proposed surgery
Mr Williamson displayed “unacceptable and unprofessional behaviour”
It identified “serious and frequently occurring significant professional issues.”

The review of more than 130 patients operated on between 2009 and 2014 also found seven people suffered “severe harm” while 13 suffered “moderate harm”.

Anyone operated on by Mr Williamson can contact us to see if they’re eligible to claim. Call us on 0808 163 4557 or contact us online.

In March 2023, Spire Healthcare released a patient recall. This came after Mr Williamson had his practising rights revoked. This related to surgery performed by Mr Williamson at Spire Manchester Hospital.

Our medical negligence solicitors have handled a huge number of cases involving spinal surgery. We’ve secured compensation for thousands of people who’ve suffered medical negligence. This means we know how to fight your case and win.

Independent legal guide, The Legal 500, ranks us as a Tier 1 medical negligence team. This is the top tier in their rankings. They described us as “the leading complex personal injury and medical negligence practice in the UK.”

Our lawyers have experience in dealing with group claims against surgeons. We work closely with CORLA, who are known as group action specialists. Some of our most publicised cases include group claims against:

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