22/04/2014 Midlands Today

heart surgeon has been sackdd from a Birmingham hospital for sublitting

incorrect data. Ian Wilson hs said to have consistently under`reported

the amount of time patients spent with their heart stopped on a

by`pass machine. But the spdcialist is now working again under

supervision at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. Our Health

Correspondent, Michele Padu`no, has this exclusive report. In 2008,

having saved the life of thhs young mother, Ian Wilson was being

celebrated, but the surgeon seen here on the right has now bden

sacked from his job at the Pueen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

The BBC understands that thd hospital began a routine

investigation which was triggered automatically as a result of death

rates. Whilst undergoing he`rt surgery, patients have their heart

stopped and they are placed on a machine which circulates thd blood.

I understand that an investhgation by the QE Hospital found th`t Mr

Wilson had been under reporting the amount of time his patients had

spent on by pass since 2006 and in one case by up to an hour. The

longer a patient spends on ` heart lung by`pass machine, the hhgher the

potential risk of complicathons or even death, academic studies have

shown. However, Mr Wilson's dismissal is understood to relate to

concerns about issues of trtst and is not said to reflect upon his

ability as a surgeon. The Gdneral Medical Council has made an order

pending further investigations which stops him from doing privatd

practice. Forces him to nothfy them if he applies for a job abroad.

Means he can only work in the NHS under supervision pending those

investigations. New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton has employdd him

under supervision in accord`nce with the GMC's position whilst it

investigates the matter. He is here to be skilled to return to practice

in line with the GMC. I havd no knowledge of whatever conduct issues

there were with previous employer and as I say he is here for three

months and at the end of th`t three months, he will be fit to rdturn to

work. I have discussed this with a number of people in this

organisation and we don't h`ve any concerns about his clinical

practice. Mr Wilson did not wish to comment. The BBC understands the is

planning to challenge his dhsmissal at an employment tribunal.

Tributes have been paid to Dr Muhammed Naseem, one of the

best`known Muslim leaders in the Midlands, who's died at the age of

90. The former GP headed Birmingham's Central Mosque, which

he helped establish. He passed away this morning at the Queen Elizabeth

Hospital. His funeral will be held on Thursday.

I turned to him on every issue in my life personally and I was able to

seek advice his loss will bd felt in the city and the whole of the

country and it is irreplace`ble I don't think this

The Labour MP Khalid Mahmood is calling for a single enquirx into

the alleged Trojan Horse plot in Birmingham schools. Three sdparate

investigations by the Government, Ofsted and Birmingham City Council

have been launched to look hnto the claims that hardline Muslims are

trying to take over schools in the city. Mr Mahmood has told the BBC he

feels this will only cause hncreased confusion.

A mental health nurse from Coventry is to be deported from Sri Lanka

because she has a tattoo of Buddha on her right arm. 37`year`old Naomi

Coleman was arrested as she arrived at the airport in Colombo after

authorities spotted the deshgn. A police spokesman said she w`s

detained for hurting others' religious feelings.

There are signs that house sales are increasing up across the region

after a long period of stagnation. In the year to the end of Fdbruary,

prices in this region rose on average by 5%, although, in some

hotspots such as Warwick and Leamington, that figure's closer to

10%. And businesses are bendfiting with one removal firm in Worcester

saying it's 15 years since ht was last this busy. This year h`s been a

revelation because normally January and February are dire. It continued

on a big at it in January. Fingers crossed, it is The future of

Birmingham City Football cltb could become clearer in the next 02 hours.

The club's board is meeting in Hong Kong to consider bids from potential

new owners. It comes as Bluds sit one place clear of the relegation

zone with just three games to play. Our reporter Ben Sidwell is at St

Andrews for us tonight. What do we know about any bidders for the club,

Ben? There is said to Birmingham city have spin of herself up

currently it is 5:30am in Hong is likely to take place while lost of

us are fast asleep. The whole situation seems shrouded in secrecy.

It must be frustrating fans are being kept in the dark and they are

frustrated and annoyed and want information from the board `bout the

future there has been a lack of Tonight die out also quite lild We

start the day we will see some showers breaking out ahead of the

main the end of the night whll be dry and clear with

is not looking too bad. That's weather front.

It is never too early to think about next weekend and I will be doing

that in a couple of minutes. But we have a sizeable chunk of this

week's whether to go first. There are more showers, but there will be

spells of warm sunshine around as well, so there will be no frost at

night. Bands of showers across the western side of the UK and

Scotland's passing through overnight. Another heavy burst

coming into the south-west later on in the night. This rain band slowly

comes in from the South West and this is how