NHS Trust Sacks 11 Over Nottingham Victims' Records
An NHS trust has dismissed 11 staff members for improperly accessing the medical records of Nottingham stabbing victims. The trust is conducting ongoing investigations into the breach, which has involved disciplinary actions against a total of 25 staff. Families of the victims have expressed their shock and are challenging the trust's findings regarding legitimate access to the records.
- ▪Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has sacked 11 staff for accessing medical records of stabbing victims.
- ▪A total of 150 staff members accessed the records, raising concerns about the scale of misconduct.
- ▪The trust is consulting with regulatory bodies and has informed the Information Commissioner's Office and local police.
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An NHS trust has sacked 11 members of staff for inappropriately accessing medical records of the Nottingham stabbing victims.Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, plus grandfather Ian Coates, were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane in 2023.Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) said on Thursday that “11 members of staff have been dismissed and a further 14 have had actions taken against them”. Further investigations are ongoing, it added.It comes as a public statutory inquiry into the killings continues.The trust said that it had been investigating the breach since early 2025. Actions taken so far include two first written warnings, 12 final written warnings, and 11 staff dismissed, it said.
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