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Colchester Hospital: Review of cancer records revealed Colchester Hospital: Police launch formal inquiry
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Details of a review of a hospital found to have "inaccuracies" in its cancer waiting times have been revealed. A hospital placed in special measures over "inaccuracies" in its cancer waiting times will be subject to a criminal investigation.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said Colchester Hospital staff were "pressured or bullied" to change data relating to patients and treatment. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said earlier this month Colchester Hospital staff were "pressured or bullied" to change data.
Every type of cancer treatment is being looked at by 18 clinicians and a senior police officer, NHS England said. Essex Police announced on Tuesday it would be investigating.
NHS England also revealed details of a review of all 14 types of cancer pathways at the hospital.
The incident management team includes 18 clinicians and a senior police officer, NHS England said.
Andrew Pike of NHS England said: "It's the duty of everyone in the NHS to ensure that we provide safe services."Andrew Pike of NHS England said: "It's the duty of everyone in the NHS to ensure that we provide safe services."
'Services safe''Services safe'
He added: "NHS England, working with its partners in the incident management team, is determined to do everything it can to help rebuild public confidence in cancer services at Colchester Hospital Trust. He added: "If we do identify that we need to look at individual notes and deal with individual patients, then they and their family members will be fully involved in any work. There will be no plan to keep this secret at all.
"Patients need to know that cancer services are safe today, will be safe tomorrow and if they weren't safe in the past, that everything is being done to rapidly put things right and provide ongoing support." "They must be aware that there has been a problem and be involved.
"Common sense would say once we've got to the bottom of the cancer problem, it would be very sensible to make sure there has been no problems in other areas."
Regulator Monitor placed Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust into special measures following the CQC report published in early November.Regulator Monitor placed Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust into special measures following the CQC report published in early November.
The inspector said patients' lives may have been put at risk.The inspector said patients' lives may have been put at risk.
The incident management team, which is independent of the hospital trust, is also considering whether it needs to review other departments. Essex Police had looked at the data issue and on Tuesday said it warranted a full criminal investigation.
Cancer pathwaysCancer pathways
The team involves Monitor, the CQC, Essex Police, and the North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The incident management team involves Monitor, the CQC, Essex Police, and the North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group.
It is initially investigating all 14 cancer pathways, with each examined by a cancer specialist, GP, senior nurse, cancer manager and other support staff, and will remain in place "until all aspects of the incident are resolved and ongoing action plans agreed".It is initially investigating all 14 cancer pathways, with each examined by a cancer specialist, GP, senior nurse, cancer manager and other support staff, and will remain in place "until all aspects of the incident are resolved and ongoing action plans agreed".
The teams will look at the quality of clinical services, waiting time information, treatment outcomes and the overall organisation of each cancer specialty.The teams will look at the quality of clinical services, waiting time information, treatment outcomes and the overall organisation of each cancer specialty.
If a pathway review team has concerns, it will identify immediate remedial action to make the services safe and indicate if further reform or improvements to services are required, NHS England said.If a pathway review team has concerns, it will identify immediate remedial action to make the services safe and indicate if further reform or improvements to services are required, NHS England said.
A final report is due to be completed and published by NHS England by mid-December.A final report is due to be completed and published by NHS England by mid-December.