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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8509134.stm

 

False limbs expert faces 'wrong foot' hearing

 

 

The claims relate to Malcolm Griffiths' time at the Astley Ainslie hospital

 

A false limbs expert who allegedly fitted a left prosthetic foot to a man's right leg is due to appear before a disciplinary committee.

 

The Health Professions Council will consider complaints against Malcolm Griffiths relating to his time at Edinburgh's Astley Ainslie Hospital.

 

One of the claims is that he fitted a left foot to Patrick Morrison, 76, whose right foot had been removed.

 

It is alleged Mr Griffiths failed to spot his error at two later check-ups.

 

Mr Morrison, from Bathgate, should have been given an artificial limb and right foot.

 

Mr Griffiths, an expert in prosthetic limbs, is due to appear before the conduct and competence committee of the Health Professions Council at a hearing in Edinburgh, where he could be struck off.

 

These include fitting a lower limb with the wrong foot and and failing to provide adequate prosthetic care, which meant the socket required remaking.

 

Mr Morrison said he had been forced to have the amputation after an amputated toe became infected with MRSA following hospital treatment.

 

He said the wrongly fitted limb had a shoe on it which may have made the error harder to spot and that he bore "no malice" towards Mr Griffiths.

 

Mr Griffiths will face several other claims relating to his time at the Astley Ainslie's rehabilitation centre.

 

These include failing to keep adequate notes, failing to carry out repairs and leaving a patient in pain.

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