Mr Prafulla Chandra Pal, BSc, MBBS, DTM&H and FRCS " This is the worst case of human experimentation I have seen. Mr Heaton should be struck off"

The Late Mr Prafulla Chandra Pal Consultant Surgeon [Left]

The Late Mr Prafulla Chandra Pal, Retired Consultant Surgeon was consulted regarding this case. He supported the case until his death in 2005. In his view, Informed Consent had not been obtained. Mr Heaton had been reckless to carry out such a risky Live Liver Transplantation at Global Hospitals. He stated that Global Hospitals did not have the facilities or equipment required and should never have undertaken to do this operation. The surgeon responsible for the conduct of the operation is Mr Nigel Heaton. While he will remain unaccountable in the British Medical System - because they protect their own, Mr Pal was of the view that no Indian or Foreign nationals should ever agree to be operated by Heaton or his team.

Mr Pal was a extremely experienced consultant surgeon, winning the gold medal in surgery at Nilratan Sarcar Medical College,Calcutta. He went onto pass his FRCS in the UK and subsequently worked abroad in Africa as a Consultant Surgeon. It was his view that human experimentation in vulnerable people should be legislated against. He was aware of a number of British surgeons who had gone abroad to practice new untested techniques to avoid legal liability. This remains unacceptable. He felt that the needless loss of life in two vulnerable people should never have happened. Heaton took advantage of two desperate people. This will always be unethical and he felt that every surgeon should ensure Mr Heaton never works in India, in the UK or abroad again.