How to get more information about neurosurgeons?

[musicloverabc]

Hi, Thanks for accepting me to this group, having been diagnosed with a meningioma tumour 2 weeks ago, following a seizure, and having been referred for surgery to remove it. I've had a bit of a panic this week, after Googling the spelling of the name of my neurosurgeon for a DVLA form, and finding several web reports re. medical negligence investigations into his practice. I appreciate that all neurosurgery is risky and that journalistic reports won't necessarily be objective, but the reports have scared me and I'm in the process of trying to find more information about the neurosurgeon and the hospital dept.. I've also been advised to request a referral for a second opinion at a different hospital. I'd be incredibly grateful for any advice re. how to find reliable information about surgeons' and hospitals' track records on undertaking such surgery, both to try to make a judgment about whether to proceed with my allocated neurosurgeon and also re. which hospital to request for a second opinion. I live in the West Midlands. Many thanks, Claire