Mr Eljamel was head of neurosurgery at Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital from 1995 until his suspension in December 2013. “He was charming, he looked professional, he filled me full of confidence,” Mr Jenkins said on BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast, recalling his first meeting with Mr Eljamel in 1999. The surgeon told Mr Jenkins he would have to operate on his back, giving him a 70% chance of success for the procedure. He said: “I started deteriorating quite quickly, they were trying to bring me back at Dundee United, they gave me fitness programmes. “He’s took my dignity, he’s took my pride away from me, he’s took my livelihood away from me, he’s took my profession away from me, so, yes, I am extremely angry and annoyed.”

Source: The Herald January 14, 2026 13:59 UTC