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A public inquiry into disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel will finally open with a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. ‌

The inquiry, chaired by Lord Weir, will dig into the actions of Eljamel and the failures in oversight which allowed him to continue operating at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee . ‌

Eljamel was hired by NHS Tayside as a consultant neurosurgeon in 1995 and later promoted to head of neurosurgery. But by 2013 he was placed under supervision and then suspended after serious concerns were raised about his standard of care. ‌

He quit in 2014, leaving behind a trail of devastated patients who say he harmed as many as 200 people, with some left with life-changing injuries.

Former patients are expected to protest outside Wednesday’s hearing in Edinburgh .

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