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| Jimmy Savile NHS hospital abuse reports to be published | Jimmy Savile NHS hospital abuse reports to be published |
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| Accounts of sexual abuse and improper conduct by Jimmy Savile in 28 NHS hospitals are due to be outlined in a series of reports. | Accounts of sexual abuse and improper conduct by Jimmy Savile in 28 NHS hospitals are due to be outlined in a series of reports. |
| Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is also expected to apologise in the Commons over the late broadcaster's actions. | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is also expected to apologise in the Commons over the late broadcaster's actions. |
| Much of the focus will be on inquiries carried out at Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, where Savile had extensive access. | |
| A report into abuse by Savile on BBC premises is expected in September. | |
| The 28 hospital reports are expected to identify opportunities that were missed for Savile's offending to be confronted over a period of more than 50 years. | The 28 hospital reports are expected to identify opportunities that were missed for Savile's offending to be confronted over a period of more than 50 years. |
| A key report into his activities at Stoke Mandeville Hospital has been delayed after new information recently came to light. | |
| Savile had a bedroom at Stoke Mandeville, where his now-defunct charitable trust was based, as well as an office and living quarters at Broadmoor. | Savile had a bedroom at Stoke Mandeville, where his now-defunct charitable trust was based, as well as an office and living quarters at Broadmoor. |
| 'Predatory offender' | 'Predatory offender' |
| Savile, a Radio 1 DJ who also presented the BBC's Top Of The Pops and Jim'll Fix It, died aged 84 in October 2011 - a year before allegations that he had sexually abused children were broadcast in an ITV documentary. | Savile, a Radio 1 DJ who also presented the BBC's Top Of The Pops and Jim'll Fix It, died aged 84 in October 2011 - a year before allegations that he had sexually abused children were broadcast in an ITV documentary. |
| The revelations prompted more than a hundred people to come forward, giving accounts of how they were sexually assaulted by Savile on NHS premises. | The revelations prompted more than a hundred people to come forward, giving accounts of how they were sexually assaulted by Savile on NHS premises. |
| The Metropolitan Police passed the material to the Department of Health, which gave it to the hospital trusts to investigate. | The Metropolitan Police passed the material to the Department of Health, which gave it to the hospital trusts to investigate. |
| The Department of Health appointed Kate Lampard QC to oversee the individual independent hospital investigations to make sure they were properly carried out. | The Department of Health appointed Kate Lampard QC to oversee the individual independent hospital investigations to make sure they were properly carried out. |
| In total, the Department of Health investigated the links 35 hospitals or homes had with Savile. | In total, the Department of Health investigated the links 35 hospitals or homes had with Savile. |
| Reports will also be issued on: St Catherine's Hospital (Birkenhead); Saxondale Mental Health Hospital; Portsmouth Royal Hospital; Dewsbury and District Hospital (including Pinderfields Hospital); High Royds Psychiatric Hospital; Cardiff Royal Infirmary; Great Ormond Street Hospital; Exeter Hospital; Ashworth Hospital; Barnet General Hospital; Booth Hall; De La Pole Hospital; Dryburn Hospital; Hammersmith Hospital; Leavesden Secure Mental Health Hospital; Marsden Hospital; Maudsley Hospital; Odstock Hospital; Prestwich Psychiatric Hospital; Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton; Whitby Memorial Hospital; Wythenshawe Hospital, and Woodhouse Eaves Children's Convalescent Homes in Leicester. | |
| A report about Wheatfield's Hospice, which is run by the Sue Ryder charity, is also due to be released. | |
| Reports concerning two other hospitals - Rampton and Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust - have also been delayed. There are also new investigations at Springfield Hospital and Crawley Hospital. | |
| It is understood investigations at two hospitals - the Royal Free Hospital in London and Pennine Acute NHS hospitals Trust - found nothing to report. | It is understood investigations at two hospitals - the Royal Free Hospital in London and Pennine Acute NHS hospitals Trust - found nothing to report. |
| Earlier this month a report by the NSPCC said Savile abused at least 500 victims, including some as young as two. | Earlier this month a report by the NSPCC said Savile abused at least 500 victims, including some as young as two. |
| It came after a report in January 2013 from the NSPCC and Metropolitan Police found Savile was a "prolific, predatory sex offender" who abused children and adults over more than 50 years. | It came after a report in January 2013 from the NSPCC and Metropolitan Police found Savile was a "prolific, predatory sex offender" who abused children and adults over more than 50 years. |
| A report issued at the same time into the actions of the Crown Prosecution Service concluded that Savile could have been prosecuted in 2009, if prosecutors had taken the victims' claims more seriously. | A report issued at the same time into the actions of the Crown Prosecution Service concluded that Savile could have been prosecuted in 2009, if prosecutors had taken the victims' claims more seriously. |