Amir Bhatti was the clinical lead at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust's (CDDFT) breast cancer surgery service when watchdogs exposed a decade of failings. A County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust sign (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)"They can take a long time, longer than any of us would like. Mr Bhatti was first restricted from carrying out breast cancer surgery following concerns raised during the breast service review. Mr Bhatti ran NHS “two-week-wait” clinics at Darlington Memorial Hospital, University Hospital North Durham, and Spire Hospital in Washington, through companies including Durham Surgical Services. "We must ensure the service women access now is very different from the service that harmed women historically.