This page contains updates relating to the external reviews into the practice of Ms Kuldeep Stohr, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon who treated children and practised clinically at CUH until March 2024.
Latest update: August 2026
Update on our action plan: nine-month milestones
We are publishing this update on the progress we have made against the commitments in our action plan ‘Learning, accountability and change'.
Non-urgent advice: Action Plan
This action plan sets out Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (CUH) response to the findings of an independent investigation conducted by Verita, a specialist investigations company, into whether there were missed opportunities to have identified and addressed any issues arising from Ms Kuldeep Stohr's practice sooner.
In 2025, the Trust commissioned an external clinical review into the practice of Ms Kuldeep Stohr, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon who treated children and practised clinically at CUH until March 2024, and an independent investigation into missed opportunities to have identified and addressed any issues arising from her practice sooner.
Both the external clinical review and independent investigation were commissioned by the Trust following an earlier external review. This earlier review was carried out in October 2024 and completed in January 2025, and it identified that the outcomes of treatment provided to a small number of patients were below the standard we would expect, and that they and their families are entitled to expect from us.
As a precautionary measure in 2024, the Trust restricted Ms Stohr’s clinical practice. Following the outcome of this initial review, the surgeon was suspended and is co-operating with the Trust’s process.
We remain extremely sorry that this situation has occurred, and we continue to offer our sincere and unreserved apologies to the patients and families affected.
Below you will find further details on the retrospective external clinical review, the independent investigation, and the support being offered to affected patients and families during this time. Also on this webpage, you will find regular updates on the progress of both – please see the links on this page to navigate these updates.
External clinical review led by Andrew Kennedy KC
A wider retrospective external clinical review was commissioned by the Trust in February 2025. This review was initially assessing nearly 700 planned surgical operations, plus an initial 50 paediatric trauma cases and 50 adult trauma cases, carried out by Ms Kuldeep Stohr during her time with the Trust. The number of cases in scope of the review has since been extended.
ead more information about the extension here.
We appointed Andrew Kennedy KC to chair the panel of independent expert clinicians that are undertaking the external retrospective clinical reviews. Mr Kennedy KC has extensive experience in healthcare, including serving on a number of public inquiries. He has a strong track record of getting the right answers for patients and families.
Videos
The animated videos below explain the external clinical review process and what it means for patients and families.
Watch: Version for adults
Link: https://youtu.be/t16Gt3eHvG4
Watch: Version for children to watch with a parent or guardian
Link: https://youtu.be/1YK6qN64QkQ
Once a review of an individual case has been completed, the Trust will contact the patient and family to explain the findings into their individual case and discuss whether any further clinical checks or treatment are needed.
This contact happens via telephone call from their assigned case worker in the first instance. The call is followed up with a letter to confirm what was discussed.
We appreciate that waiting is difficult and that it can be stressful, but it’s important that the review process is carried out thoroughly. If you have any concerns during this time, please do not hesitate to contact your dedicated Patient and Family Liaison Officer.
We expect the entire review process to be concluded in Autumn 2026. Once the review of all the cases is complete, Andrew Kennedy KC will write a report on the findings. We expect to receive this later in 2026. Once it has been checked for accuracy and shared with our regulators, we will publish its findings and any recommendations.
Independent investigation into missed opportunities
The independent investigation, led by a specialist investigations company called Verita, looked into what was known when about the practice of Ms Stohr and whether there were opportunities to have identified and addressed these issues sooner.
We know that concerns were raised as early as 2015 and were the subject of an external clinical review in 2016. As part of their work, Verita have investigated whether that review was acted upon appropriately and, if not, why.
Verita completed their investigation in 2025 and their final report findings were published on Wednesday 29th October 2025.
Alongside the report, we have published our action plan in response to the findings of the investigation.
Updates
August 2026
July 2026
May 2026
April 2026
February 2026
October 2025
September 2025
- External clinical review led by Andrew Kennedy KC
- Independent listening events for patients and families
July 2025
April 2025
March 2025
February 2025
Non-urgent advice: Helpline for patients
By phone
- 0808 175 6331
9 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday
By email
- CUH.helpline@nhs.net
(We will respond as quickly as we can).
Frequently asked questions
We’ve put together answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the external review into the practice of an orthopaedic surgeon at CUH.
Media enquiries
All media enquiries and requests should be directed to the press team.
- Email the press team
- Telephone: 01223 256768 or 07517 133031