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| Porn probe at children's hospital | Porn probe at children's hospital |
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| An NHS photographer at a children's hospital has been suspended after pornographic material was alleged to have been found on a computer. | |
| The material was found during computer security monitoring at Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children. | |
| Medical photographer Leonard Cumming has been told to stay away from work pending a health board investigation. | |
| Lothian and Borders Police said it was also investigating. Mr Cumming, 57, has declined to comment on the allegation. | |
| Jim McCaffery, director of acute services and workforce at NHS Lothian, said: "A member of staff has been suspended from work at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children following routine computer security monitoring carried out by NHS Lothian. | Jim McCaffery, director of acute services and workforce at NHS Lothian, said: "A member of staff has been suspended from work at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children following routine computer security monitoring carried out by NHS Lothian. |
| Further comment | Further comment |
| "NHS Lothian is co-operating fully with the resulting police investigation. | "NHS Lothian is co-operating fully with the resulting police investigation. |
| "As part of this process and as a standard measure I can confirm that a member of NHS Lothian staff has been excluded from work to allow a full and thorough examination of the allegations made." | "As part of this process and as a standard measure I can confirm that a member of NHS Lothian staff has been excluded from work to allow a full and thorough examination of the allegations made." |
| Mr McCaffery said it would be "inappropriate" to make any further comment while the investigation was continuing. | Mr McCaffery said it would be "inappropriate" to make any further comment while the investigation was continuing. |
| A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "An allegation has been made which we are investigating." | A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "An allegation has been made which we are investigating." |
| A woman answering the telephone at Mr Cumming's home on Friday said he had "no comment whatsoever" to make on his suspension or the ongoing inquiry into the matter. | |
| Mr Cumming, who lives with his wife in the Colinton area of Edinburgh, had earlier denied the allegation when approached by The Scottish Sun newspaper. | |
| Hospital photographers can be asked to take pictures of injuries or capture before-and-after shots of patients undergoing operations. |