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| NHS Savile abuse probe widened | NHS Savile abuse probe widened |
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| The investigation into Jimmy Savile's alleged abuse of patients at NHS hospitals has been extended to other hospitals, the health secretary says. | The investigation into Jimmy Savile's alleged abuse of patients at NHS hospitals has been extended to other hospitals, the health secretary says. |
| The inquiry, currently focused on Broadmoor, Stoke Mandeville and Leeds General hospitals, as well as a further 10 trusts, will be expanded to include "other hospitals", Jeremy Hunt said. | The inquiry, currently focused on Broadmoor, Stoke Mandeville and Leeds General hospitals, as well as a further 10 trusts, will be expanded to include "other hospitals", Jeremy Hunt said. |
| The hospitals were not named. A final report will be published in 2014. | The hospitals were not named. A final report will be published in 2014. |
| The late DJ is believed to have abused hundreds of victims. | The late DJ is believed to have abused hundreds of victims. |
| Mr Hunt said: "It is vital that the final NHS investigation report is thorough and complete and reflects all the evidence about Jimmy Savile's pattern of offending." | Mr Hunt said: "It is vital that the final NHS investigation report is thorough and complete and reflects all the evidence about Jimmy Savile's pattern of offending." |
| A Scotland Yard investigation into Savile's alleged crimes - one of three strands of Operation Yewtree - is due to report in the new year. | |
| The BBC understands it will put the number of alleged victims at over 500. | The BBC understands it will put the number of alleged victims at over 500. |
| 'Further relevant information' | |
| The Department of Health investigation into the three hospitals is being overseen by barrister - and former deputy chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Service - Kate Lampard. | |
| In a written ministerial statement, Mr Hunt said: "The Metropolitan Police Service, working with Kate Lampard, has established there was further relevant information regarding Jimmy Savile. | In a written ministerial statement, Mr Hunt said: "The Metropolitan Police Service, working with Kate Lampard, has established there was further relevant information regarding Jimmy Savile. |
| "The Department of Health asked the Metropolitan Police Service, through an agreed information sharing process, to review information it held to ascertain if it included material related to health and care settings." | "The Department of Health asked the Metropolitan Police Service, through an agreed information sharing process, to review information it held to ascertain if it included material related to health and care settings." |
| The revelations about Savile, brought to light in an ITV documentary, have led to a number of inquiries. | |
| Firstly, the police investigation, Operation Yewtree, which has three strands. | |
| One is looking specifically at the actions of Savile, and the second strand concerns allegations against "Savile and others". | |
| The third strand relates to complaints against other people unconnected to the Savile investigations, made by people who came forward after widespread coverage of the scandal. | |
| The BBC has also launched three reviews, including the Pollard Review, which has already reported the findings of its investigation into the dropping of a Newsnight report into claims Savile was a paedophile; and a review by Dame Janet Smith into culture and practices during Savile's career and current policies. | |
| The director of public prosecutions is also reviewing decisions not to prosecute Savile in 2009. | |
| Savile, who died in 2011 aged 84, was best known as a Radio 1 DJ and the presenter of the Jim'll Fix It show on BBC One. | Savile, who died in 2011 aged 84, was best known as a Radio 1 DJ and the presenter of the Jim'll Fix It show on BBC One. |