Talk:Derek McMinn

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Suspension and police investigation

McMinn had restrictions placed on his medical licence after he was suspended from his hospital in 2020. He is under investigation by the police for allegedly keeping body parts from thousands of patients without their permission.

Why is this information being repeatedly deleted from this person's page? It is surely extremely relevant and plenty of information is available from a variety of reliable sources:

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-54355733

- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/derek-mcminn-celebrities-hip-surgeon-gordon-strachan-wagner-birmingham-b605121.html

- https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/6102623/derek-mcminn-surgeon-body-parts-andy-murray/

- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8789011/World-renowned-surgeon-stored-body-parts-thousands-patients-leaked-report-claims.html

- https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/top-surgeon-investigated-claims-hoarded-5000-bones-patients-operated_uk_5f744b7fc5b6374c5586e514 Ellsbet (talk) 21:23, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Again, the same editor has removed reliably referenced and surely relevant information from this person's page. Ellsbet (talk) 23:37, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]