Patient devastated by hysterectomy without informed consent

Multiple failings led to a patient with Crohn's disease having a hysterectomy without giving informed consent, an ombudsman has found.

The woman, in her early 40s, said it has left her feeling like a "shadow" of her former self, as the procedure means she will not be able to have children.

Complaints were made by the patient, who is known as Ms A and is from north Wales, against Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust.

Carol Shillabeer, CEO of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, apologised for the patient's "poor experience".