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| Jimmy Savile NHS abuse victims aged five to 75 | Jimmy Savile NHS abuse victims aged five to 75 |
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| Ex-BBC DJ Jimmy Savile sexually assaulted victims aged five to 75 in NHS hospitals over decades of unrestricted access, investigators say. | Ex-BBC DJ Jimmy Savile sexually assaulted victims aged five to 75 in NHS hospitals over decades of unrestricted access, investigators say. |
| He assaulted patients in bed, and claimed to have abused corpses, reviews into his conduct on NHS premises found. | He assaulted patients in bed, and claimed to have abused corpses, reviews into his conduct on NHS premises found. |
| The reports cover 28 hospitals including Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. | The reports cover 28 hospitals including Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. |
| Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt apologised to victims, saying Savile's actions "will shake our country to the core". | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt apologised to victims, saying Savile's actions "will shake our country to the core". |
| 'Glass eyes' | 'Glass eyes' |
| 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 reports on Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor are detailed and, at times, graphic. | The reports on Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor are detailed and, at times, graphic. |
| They explain how Savile was allowed unsupervised access to vulnerable patients, with a failure to question the risks of his unconventional and promiscuous lifestyle. | They explain how Savile was allowed unsupervised access to vulnerable patients, with a failure to question the risks of his unconventional and promiscuous lifestyle. |
| The Leeds investigation found: | The Leeds investigation found: |
| Mr Hunt told the Commons one victim being treated at Leeds General Infirmary feared she was pregnant after being abused. | Mr Hunt told the Commons one victim being treated at Leeds General Infirmary feared she was pregnant after being abused. |
| There were also reports that Savile made jewellery out of glass eyes taken from dead bodies from the hospital mortuary, he told MPs. | There were also reports that Savile made jewellery out of glass eyes taken from dead bodies from the hospital mortuary, he told MPs. |
| Mr Hunt apologised on behalf of the government and the NHS, saying of the victims: "We let them down badly." | Mr Hunt apologised on behalf of the government and the NHS, saying of the victims: "We let them down badly." |
| The health secretary said there was a "deep sense of revulsion" over the findings. | The health secretary said there was a "deep sense of revulsion" over the findings. |
| He added: "As a nation, at that time we held Savile in our affection as a somewhat eccentric national treasure with a strong commitment to charitable causes. | He added: "As a nation, at that time we held Savile in our affection as a somewhat eccentric national treasure with a strong commitment to charitable causes. |
| "Today's report shows that in reality he was a sickening and prolific sexual abuser who repeatedly exploited the trust of a nation for his own vile purposes." | "Today's report shows that in reality he was a sickening and prolific sexual abuser who repeatedly exploited the trust of a nation for his own vile purposes." |
| Mr Hunt is writing to all NHS trusts asking them to ensure they are confident about patient safety. | Mr Hunt is writing to all NHS trusts asking them to ensure they are confident about patient safety. |
| A spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "deeply shocked", adding it was "important lessons are learned". | A spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "deeply shocked", adding it was "important lessons are learned". |
| The Leeds report was clear that no one person is to blame for what happened at the hospital other than Savile. But it did describe a lack of curiosity about his activities. | |
| One 16-year-old victim told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she was abused by Savile in a basement at the Leeds hospital. | One 16-year-old victim told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she was abused by Savile in a basement at the Leeds hospital. |
| When she started to tell nurses, they laughed so she did not tell them everything. | When she started to tell nurses, they laughed so she did not tell them everything. |
| "It's only after it's all happened, I think you just feel dirty, you feel ridiculously stupid," she said. | |
| "Because I didn't think I was that naive. And you try to analyse it and think: 'Could I have done anything differently to stop it?'. | |
| "And to this day, all these years later, I really don't think I could have done." | |
| Analysis by Nick Triggle, health correspondent, BBC News | Analysis by Nick Triggle, health correspondent, BBC News |
| Since the allegations about Jimmy Savile came to light, the police have looked into how many victims there may have been. A review of why he was never prosecuted has also been carried out. | Since the allegations about Jimmy Savile came to light, the police have looked into how many victims there may have been. A review of why he was never prosecuted has also been carried out. |
| But this is the most comprehensive account of how he was able to offend and get away with it for so long. | But this is the most comprehensive account of how he was able to offend and get away with it for so long. |
| Reviews into his behaviour at the BBC and care homes are expected later this year - and will no doubt shed even more light on the scandal. | Reviews into his behaviour at the BBC and care homes are expected later this year - and will no doubt shed even more light on the scandal. |
| But for now the failings of the NHS - an institution that is there to care for the vulnerable - are in the spotlight. | But for now the failings of the NHS - an institution that is there to care for the vulnerable - are in the spotlight. |
| He enjoyed unsupervised access, particularly at two sites, Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, and was able to use his fame to intimidate junior staff. | He enjoyed unsupervised access, particularly at two sites, Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, and was able to use his fame to intimidate junior staff. |
| What is more, senior management were too unquestioning. | What is more, senior management were too unquestioning. |
| The reports are loathe to blame individuals. | The reports are loathe to blame individuals. |
| But with cases of abuse and improper conduct being reported up until 2009 - albeit much less frequently than in the 1960s and 1970s - the NHS has a lot of soul-searching to do. | |
| Lesley McLean, Victim Support manager for West Yorkshire, said: "Savile preyed on vulnerable people for 50 years. | Lesley McLean, Victim Support manager for West Yorkshire, said: "Savile preyed on vulnerable people for 50 years. |
| "The parents of the children he abused in Leeds hospitals were already anxious about their child's health. | "The parents of the children he abused in Leeds hospitals were already anxious about their child's health. |
| "What they thought was a treat for their loved one was actually their worst nightmare." | "What they thought was a treat for their loved one was actually their worst nightmare." |
| 'Deeply sorry' | 'Deeply sorry' |
| In 1988, Savile was appointed by the Department of Health as the head of a taskforce overseeing Broadmoor. | In 1988, Savile was appointed by the Department of Health as the head of a taskforce overseeing Broadmoor. |
| The report describes an inappropriate culture at Broadmoor that allowed sexual liaisons between staff and patients and discouraged reporting of concerns. | The report describes an inappropriate culture at Broadmoor that allowed sexual liaisons between staff and patients and discouraged reporting of concerns. |
| The Broadmoor report found: | The Broadmoor report found: |
| The report said the numbers were very likely to be an underestimate of the true picture because so many former patients simply wished to forget their time at Broadmoor. | The report said the numbers were very likely to be an underestimate of the true picture because so many former patients simply wished to forget their time at Broadmoor. |
| Reports have been 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. | Reports have been 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, has also been released. | A report about Wheatfield's Hospice, which is run by the Sue Ryder charity, has also been released. |
| Leicestershire Police has launched an investigation after one victim of Savile, who was abused as a young boy at a children's convalescent home in Woodhouse Eaves, told an enquiry team the entertainer was involved in the death of another child. | |
| However, no reference to a child's death could be found in the records of the home, Roecliffe Manor, which closed in 1969. | |
| A victim's story | |
| Sixty people have recounted how they were abused by Savile at Leeds General Infirmary, many were young people and teenagers. | |
| One victim, who was 16 when she was assaulted, told the BBC Savile took her to a local shop to buy sweets and magazine, but soon afterwards sexually assaulted her in a hospital basement. | |
| "He pulled me in immediately and started to kiss me with his tongue", she said. | |
| "At the same time his left hand went on to my right thigh under my dress" she added. | |
| "There was no conversation up until that point. I couldn't have said anything even if I'd wanted to, because he had his tongue in my mouth, which wasn't pleasant". | |
| After the assault she said she felt "dirty and ridiculously stupid". She said she began to tell nurses about the incident but when they laughed felt she couldn't finish. | |
| Hospital bedroom | Hospital bedroom |
| A key report into Savile's activities at Stoke Mandeville Hospital has been delayed after new information recently came to light. | A key report into Savile's 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. |
| Reports concerning two other hospitals - Rampton and Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust - have also been delayed. | 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. | 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. |
| The revelations made in a 2012 ITV documentary about Savile prompted more than 100 people to come forward, giving accounts of how they were sexually assaulted by Savile on NHS premises and in other places. | |
| A report by the NSPCC said Savile abused at least 500 victims, including some as young as two. | A report by the NSPCC said Savile abused at least 500 victims, including some as young as two. |
| BBC health reporter Pippa Stephens said there have been many significant changes in the law since the time Savile committed abuse. |