Former patients raised issues about Mr Hutchinson. These patients had undergone scoliosis correction, fusion surgery, and complex spinal surgery.
They reported that their operations were performed incorrectly or were more extensive than needed. This left them with more pain and longer recovery times.
Spire Bristol Hospital revoked Mr Hutchinson’s practising privileges in 2019 and began recalling patients as a precaution.
Mr Hutchinson is due to go before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal for failing to provide good clinical care to nine patients between 2014 and 2018. The Tribunal is due to consider 17 incidents when he used incorrect coding for surgery in the private sector.
Since 2022, Mr Hutchinson has had conditions on his right to practice medicine by the General Medical Council. This includes being observed by a supervisor.
Mr Hutchinson is a spinal orthopaedic surgeon in Bristol. He operated at the Spire Hospital in Bristol, as well as being a leading NHS consultant at the North Bristol NHS Trust’s Southmead Hospital.
His specialisms are:
- Complex Revision Spinal Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
- Spinal fusion
- Spinal decompression
- Spine fracture surgery
- Lumbar back surgery
- Scoliosis surgery
- Spinal deformity correction
- Thoracic back surgery
- Spine tumours and infections
- Spine fractures and trauma
- Degenerative disc disease
- Complex spinal disorders
- Back Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Arthritis (Spine)
- Sports-related spine injuries.
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