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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 17
Nottingham NHS Trust Sacks 15 Staff Over Victims' Records, Issues 17 Warnings
Updated
Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 17

Nottingham NHS Trust Sacks 15 Staff Over Victims' Records, Issues 17 Warnings

3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 17

Summary

  • Fifteen staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have now been dismissed for improperly accessing the medical records of victims of the 2023 Nottingham attacks, up from 11 sackings disclosed in May.
  • Seventeen more staff were disciplined—15 with final written warnings and two with first written warnings—while two cases were dropped; the trust said doctors, nurses and other staff were involved.
  • The trust has notified regulators, the Information Commissioner's Office and Nottinghamshire Police, and said investigations are still examining access to records linked to surviving victims Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski.
  • NUH said it is testing a new breach-detection system and has run a staff privacy campaign, as the Nottingham Inquiry examines wider failures by agencies before and after Valdo Calocane's June 2023 killings.

Insights

What drove dozens of medical professionals to risk their entire careers just to peek at the Nottingham attack victims' files?
With new evidence found in the killer's bin, what other shocking missed warnings will the Nottingham Inquiry uncover next?