The Doctor Who Butchered Hundreds of Women / Rodney Ledward

About this episode

This episode discusses the negligence and failures of Dr. Rodney Ledward, a consultant gynaecologist who left a trail of devastation over his career.

NHS negligence. Private healthcare failures. Hundreds of victims. Sixteen years of silence. Dr Rodney Ledward was a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician working across NHS and private hospitals in Kent from 1980. He was charming, flamboyant, and considered a breath of fresh air by his peers. He was also leaving a trail of devastation… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts . More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA:  https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: They Walk Among Us, Rosanna Fitton, Joel Porter, Benjamin Fitton

Topics covered

• NHS negligence
• private healthcare failures
• medical malpractice
• victims of negligence
• consultant gynaecologist
• Rodney Ledward

Keywords

• Rodney Ledward
• NHS
• medical negligence
• gynaecologist
• healthcare failures
• true crime
• victims

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS

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