Calls have been made for a parliamentary debate on the safety of independent treatment centres following the death of a West Park lecturer.
* Click here to have your say on stories and issues in Headingley, West Park and Lawnswood.Leeds MP Greg Mulholland said the "devastating" coroner's verdict into the death of Dr John Hubley at Eccleshill Independent Sector Treatment Centre raised issues that should now be debated by MPs in Westminster.
Commons Leader Harriet Harman said she would pass on his concerns to the Health Secretary, Alan Johnson.
* Click here to sign up to free news and sport email alerts from Headingley Today.Dr John Hubley died in January last year after suffering massive bleeding during routine keyhole gall bladder surgery at the Eccleshill centre near Bradford.
The centre has a contract to carry out thousands of day-case procedures on Leeds patients each year.
A coroner last week decided 58-year-old Dr Hubley's death was caused by misadventure aggravated by neglect. His inquest heard how – despite blood loss being a recognised complication of that procedure – there was a lack of specialist equipment and no blood kept at the centre.
Bosses at the centre have announced a review and a ban on keyhole operations.
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