Sean Martin
May 22nd, 2006, 01:24 PM
Surgeon bought his equipment off eBay
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A surgeon bypassed official channels to purchase essential medical equipment from the internet auction site eBay, a hospital said yesterday.
General surgeon Kevin Murray had already ordered £45,000 of equipment to set up his new operating theatre at James Paget Hospital, Gorleston, Norfolk.
But he forgot to order a surgical retractor, an essential item which holds wounds open while operations take place.
To save time he bypassed official channels - and bought the retractor off eBay, a hospital spokesman said.
http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=749872006
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A surgeon bypassed official channels to purchase essential medical equipment from the internet auction site eBay, a hospital said yesterday.
General surgeon Kevin Murray had already ordered £45,000 of equipment to set up his new operating theatre at James Paget Hospital, Gorleston, Norfolk.
But he forgot to order a surgical retractor, an essential item which holds wounds open while operations take place.
To save time he bypassed official channels - and bought the retractor off eBay, a hospital spokesman said.
http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=749872006