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Investigation into matters relating to Jimmy Savile at Whitby Memorial Hospital

North East and Yorkshire Published 26 Jun 2014 Trust York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Investigator NHS Trust internal investigation

Index summary

Investigation into allegations of abuse by Jimmy Savile at Whitby Memorial Hospital. Part of 44 NHS investigations commissioned by the Department of Health following revelations about Savile in 2012.

Recommendations

3 total
Addressed to: the Trust No Response Published

Link to recommendation 1

Recommendation · source text
As a result of reviewing current policies, it is recommended that the Trust develops a Policy that will clearly identify the steps to be taken when celebrities or “VIPs” attend the hospital, and to ensure they are accompanied at all times.
Addressed to: the organisation No Response Published

Link to recommendation 2

Recommendation · source text
As a result of this investigation, we recommend that the organisation takes steps to develop the External Communications and Media Handling Guidelines into a policy which would cover specific information with regard to VIP visitors which will be based on best practice guidelines with immediate effect.
Addressed to: the Trust No Response Published

Link to recommendation 3

Recommendation · source text
As a result of the investigation the Trusts guidelines on External Communications and Media Handling are to be reviewed and a Policy will be developed which will clearly identify the steps to be taken when dealing with celebrities or any other visiting individual. This will be undertaken by the Head of Communications and completed by October 2014.

Acceptance status

Per recommendation
No Response Published
3

Total recommendations
3
About this data

Acceptance status records the published response to each recommendation. Acceptance does not establish that an action has been completed.

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About this investigation

Source & metadata

Independent investigation report. Recommendations and any published response are extracted below.