serryth colbert is a driven and ambitious man.inning rower. he's also a former surgeon at bath royal united hospital, specialising in the head, neck, face and jaw. but after raising whistle—blowing concerns, he was sacked last year for bullying. my genuine whistle—blowing concerns, they try and deflect all the attention away — redesignated as interpersonal conflict. there were personality clashes between mr colbert and some other staff at the ruh, and he also made several serious allegations about patient safety. as a result, one dentist was disciplined and he reported another for treating private patients using nhs resources. he also raised concerns about the safety of some operations, but most seriously that his department was chasing targets by treating routine tooth extractions rather than cancer cases. he claims this delayed the treatment of at least 300 patients. delaying the treatment of any patient with cancer puts them at harm. it's indefensible, and it's something you cannot do in any trust, anywhere, any time. mr colber