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| The Department of Health has confirmed that Cardiff Royal Infirmary is among the hospitals involved in the Jimmy Savile abuse inquiry. | |
| The hospital, opened in 1883, is one of 13 under investigation in the UK following revelations about abuse carried out by the former Radio 1 DJ. | |
| The disclosure was made in a written Parliamentary answer by health minister Norman Lamb. | The disclosure was made in a written Parliamentary answer by health minister Norman Lamb. |
| Final reports on the investigations are due in June 2014. | Final reports on the investigations are due in June 2014. |
| The question was tabled by former children's minister Tim Loughton MP. | |
| In his answer, Mr Lamb revealed there were 13 hospitals being investigated. | |
| An investigation has also been commissioned by the Sue Ryder charity in relation to Wheatfields Hospice in Leeds. | |
| In October UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "It is vital that the final NHS investigation reports are thorough and complete, and reflect all the evidence about Jimmy Savile's pattern of offending. | |
| "The final reports of all the investigations will now aim to be completed by June 2014, with publication sooner if that is possible." | |
| Both Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and the Welsh government have been asked to comment. | |
| Savile, who died in 2011 aged 84, is believed to have abused hundreds of victims during his 50-year career as a radio and TV personality. | |
| The Metropolitan Police launched a formal criminal investigation into Savile's alleged offences on 19 October 2012, called Operation Yewtree. | |
| In January, police and the NSPCC published a joint report - Giving Victims a Voice - on Savile's sexual offending. | |
| Key points included that the earliest recorded Savile offence was in 1955, with the most recent in 2009. | |
| His offending was most frequent during the period 1966-1976 when he was between 40 and 50 years old. | |
| Reports of offences at the BBC spanned more than 40 years, from 1965 to 2006. | |
| It said Savile's youngest victim was an eight-year-old boy. The oldest was 47, while most were aged 13-16. | |
| The report said 73% of his victims were under 18 and 82% were female. | |
| Offences were said to be mainly opportunistic sexual assaults, but there were others where an element of grooming or planning was said to have occurred. | |
| Victims' recorded crimes including 126 indecent acts and 34 rapes or similar offences. | |
| Cardiff Royal Infirmary closed as a district general hospital in 1999 but has since been used as a base for community health services. | |
| It is currently undergoing a £30m revamp. |