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Last week it was reported that a doctor who had made mistakes in over 20 operations was returning to work. The doctor in question, Gideon Lauffer, made some serious errors while practising as a general surgeon, including two which led to the deaths of patients. In 2007, Mr Lauffer accidentally perforated the bowel of Terry Harris, a previously fit and healthy 68-year old, during a routine gall bladder operation, and Allan Scammell died from blood poisoning after Mr Lauffer sewed his bowel to the wall of his abdomen, also in 2007.