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Four NHS workers have been sacked in Newcastle after using hospital computers to view pornographic images.Four NHS workers have been sacked in Newcastle after using hospital computers to view pornographic images.
The disciplinary hearings followed the suspension of nine staff in the summer, after an investigation by the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.The disciplinary hearings followed the suspension of nine staff in the summer, after an investigation by the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
It is believed to centre around the graphic image of an elderly woman, taken from a foreign website.It is believed to centre around the graphic image of an elderly woman, taken from a foreign website.
Hospital bosses say the inquiry is ongoing and warn that further disciplinary action is a possibility.Hospital bosses say the inquiry is ongoing and warn that further disciplinary action is a possibility.
The trust manages Newcastle's Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary.The trust manages Newcastle's Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary.
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A spokeswoman said: "Nine staff were suspended as a consequence of information technology electronic surveillance systems showing cause for concern in respect of unacceptable images and text being received and then conveyed via e-mailing. A spokeswoman said nine staff had been suspended following surveillance of the hospital's IT systems.
"To date four staff have been dismissed following disciplinary hearings. She explained that it had found "unacceptable images and text being received and then conveyed via e-mailing".
"The investigation is continuing and further disciplinary action does appear to be an inevitable consequence." "To date four staff have been dismissed following disciplinary hearings. The investigation is continuing and further disciplinary action does appear to be an inevitable consequence," she added.
She added: "The trust has a zero tolerance policy in relation to obscene and related material that is considered offensive and inappropriate in a healthcare setting."