Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Banned, relocated, resumed work. When patients put themselves in the hands of a doctor, they trust they'll be treated with care. But what happens when that trust is abused?
This unprecedented investigation spanning Europe and beyond shows how doctors who have been banned for major wrongdoing, including causing psychological and physical damage to their patients, relocate and pick up their careers.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:20 "John" is hurt in the UK but in hospital he suffers abusive treatment
03:57 Dr. Stan. is struck off but moves to Romania to practice
06:12 In Germany, a patient learns of his surgeon's past abroad
07:17 In Norway, a patient loses his leg
08:24 The Norwegian Health Authority finds the amputation was the result of serious medical errors
09:26 German medical groups call for a national doctors register
10:23 How OCCRP built and analysed the datasets behind this project
10:48 Researcher David Ilieski discusses the data gathering and analysis and the availability of the data across Europe
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#badpractice #investigativejournalism #romania #norway #unitedkingdom #germany #occrp #viral #documentary #datajournalism #doctors #medical
Banned, relocated, resumed work. When patients put themselves in the hands of a doctor, they trust they'll be treated with care. But what happens when that trust is abused?
This unprecedented investigation spanning Europe and beyond shows how doctors who have been banned for major wrongdoing, including causing psychological and physical damage to their patients, relocate and pick up their careers.
Subscribe to OCCRP on YouTube ► https://shorturl.at/BSzsh
Support OCCRP on Patreon ► patreon.com/OCCRP
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:20 "John" is hurt in the UK but in hospital he suffers abusive treatment
03:57 Dr. Stan. is struck off but moves to Romania to practice
06:12 In Germany, a patient learns of his surgeon's past abroad
07:17 In Norway, a patient loses his leg
08:24 The Norwegian Health Authority finds the amputation was the result of serious medical errors
09:26 German medical groups call for a national doctors register
10:23 How OCCRP built and analysed the datasets behind this project
10:48 Researcher David Ilieski discusses the data gathering and analysis and the availability of the data across Europe
Read more at: https://shorturl.at/xKPvG
Follow OCCRP
Instagram ►► instagram.com/occrp
Facebook ►► facebook.com/OCCRP.org
Tik Tok ►► tiktok.com/@occrp.org
LinkedIn ►► linkedin.com/company/the-organized-crime-and-corruption-reporting-project
Twitter ►► https://x.com/OCCRP
#badpractice #investigativejournalism #romania #norway #unitedkingdom #germany #occrp #viral #documentary #datajournalism #doctors #medical
