The hospital says it has 'taken steps' to learn from its wrongful ban of a surgeon.

A heart surgeon wants lessons to be learned after she was barred from a cardiac unit following allegations of ‘bullying’.

Professor Marjan Jahangiri took legal action against her hospital bosses after being barred in August last year.

Now, the Professor is calling on the hospital to learn from their mistakes.

What happened?

An internal investigation into the situation began in March. This came after hospital bosses received an email from an employee.

The employee gave “evidence in relation to alleged bullying”. They claimed that Professor Jahangiri “shouted at a nurse” and “prioritised a private patient over an NHS patient”.

The Professor was later barred over the incident. This was then taken to court.

A High Court judge analysed the issues and concluded that her exclusion was unlawful.

Mr Justice Nicklin said St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust should lift the ban allowing Professor Jahangiri to return to work.

In a joint statement, the hospital and Professor Jahangiri confirmed that legal action has ended. Instead an out-of-court settlement was agreed upon.

Despite this, a source close to her said the surgeon wanted “greater accountability”. She wants to make certain the “medical community” learned from her experience.

“Marjan feels vindicated and is relieved to close this unpleasant chapter,” said the source.

“Her concern now lies with ensuring the medical community learns from this experience.

However, hospital bosses insist they have “taken steps” to learn lessons.”

“In excluding Professor Jahangiri, the trust accepts that it failed to correctly follow its internal procedures,” said the statement

“The trust apologises to Professor Jahangiri for excluding her, for the subsequent interim proceedings in the High Court, and the distress that this caused her.

“The trust has taken steps to learn from these events to ensure that this does not happen to any other member of staff.”

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