A U.K. heart surgeon who was terminated years after complaining about crowded patient conditions in his hospital has been awarded more than 1 million pounds (1.28 million euros) in damages, according to a BBC News report on Friday.
Dr Raj Mattu was terminated by University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire National Health Service (NHS) Trust in 2010, nine years after exposing the case of two patients who had died in crowded conditions at Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry, U.K,
In a 2014 court case brought against the hospital, his tribunal employment judge, Pauline Hughes, said Mattu had done nothing to cause or contribute to the termination, and that he had been treated unfavorably by the trust, BBC News said. The payout was lower than originally claimed in the suit.
Hughes' representative Stephen Moore said he welcomed the damages and the opportunity to settle the matter, but lamented that Hughes cannot return to the hospital to continue helping patients in a job he loved.
