Savile: Hospital reports findings
NHS hospitals across the UK - including three in the North East - published the findings of their investigations into the disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile.
NHS hospitals across the UK - including three in the North East - published the findings of their investigations into the disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile.
28 NHS Trusts have published their findings after investigations into links with Jimmy Savile.
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust carried out an investigation after suggestions there was a possible link between Savile and Dryburn Hospital. It then widened the investigation to include a visit by Savile to the children's ward at Shotley Bridge Hospital in 1981.
The investigation has found no evidence of any connection between Jimmy Savile and Dryburn Hospital and no evidence of any untoward incidents taking place during the visit to Shotley Bridge Hospital. A small number of potential improvements in our procedures have been identified and are being actioned. The Trust is not, however, complacent in any regard and will seek to learn any lessons from the reports concerning other hospitals, in line with our duty to safeguard patients from harm."
Read more on the Savile investigations here.
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