19 more hospitals in Savile probe

News that a further 19 hospitals are to be investigated over links to Jimmy Savile comes after 13 were initially named in a probe into the disgraced television presenter.

A Metropolitan Police report published in January alleged that Savile committed 22 offences at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and 16 at Leeds General Hospital.

The 11 other NHS hospitals involved, where one offence was reported at each, were:

• Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire
• Ashworth NHS High Security Unit, Merseyside
• St James Teaching Hospital, Leeds
• High Royds Psychiatric Hospital, Leeds
• Dewsbury Hospital
• Wycombe General Hospital
• Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
• Exeter Hospital
• Portsmouth Royal Hospital

• St Catherine's Hospital, Birkenhead
• Saxondale Mental Health Hospital, Notts

More: Savile detectives to investigate 19 more hospitals

The Department of Health has named Hammersmith Hospital as part of an ongoing investigation into links with disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile. A spokesperson for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust said:

Queen Mary's Hospital for Children in Sutton, has been named as one of the hospitals to be investigated by the Department of Health, over alleged links with disgrace television presenter Jimmy Savile.

A spokesperson said: "Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust can confirm that it has been passed information by the Department of Health regarding Jimmy Savile, which names Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children (previously situated at Carshalton Beeches) for investigation.

"We will investigate this evidence thoroughly."

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust has said it will investigate one of its hospitals "thoroughly" after it was named with alleged links to disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.

A spokesperson said:

A psychiatric hospital has been named by the Health Secretary today as part of one of the NHS Trusts allegedly linked with disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile.

A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust said:

A further 19 hospitals, including seven in and around London, are to have their links with disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile investigated, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said.

A spokesman for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust responded, saying:

One of the hospitals to be investigated over alleged links with disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile has said it will learn any lesson in the future, after Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced more were to be reviewed.

A spokeswoman for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust said:

A lawyer specialising in abuse at the firm representing the 72 victims of Jimmy Savile said there were concerns that inquiries into other hospitals had only just started.

Liz Dux said all of the victims represented by Slater & Gordon had given detailed statements to Operation Yewtree, the police investigation into sexual abuse sparked by the Savile scandal.

Ms Dux said: "Whilst the victims of Savile would wish to ensure that the NHS inquiry is as comprehensive as possible, they have real concerns as to why the Department of Health has only just started its investigations into other hospitals now.

"The victims will be very upset about further delays into the NHS inquiry which will prolong their suffering."

Detectives investigating cases of alleged abuse by Jimmy Savile at an initial 13 hospitals gleaned further information that patients at other facilities could have been targeted by the television presenter.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said in a statement:

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt expects the results of investigations into hospitals' links with disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile will be delivered by June 2014.

Mr Hunt said in a written statement to Parliament that 19 more hospitals will be investigated by their relevant health trusts, but stressed that each investigation will be properly monitored.

The number of hospitals now being investigated totals 32.