Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has dismissed 11 employees and taken disciplinary action against a further 14 for inappropriately accessing the medical records of victims from last year’s fatal attack. The incident on June 13, 2023, resulted in the deaths of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has dismissed 11 employees and taken disciplinary action against another 14 for illegally accessing the medical records of victims from last year's fatal attack. The incident involved Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates, who were killed by Valdo Calocane on June 13, 2023.
According to multiple reports, Valdo Calocane was responsible for the killings while suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. He had been under the care of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust but was discharged nine months before the attack due to a lack of engagement with his treatment plan.
The trust has informed both Nottinghamshire Police and the Information Commissioner's Office about these disciplinary actions, as reported by BBC. Families of the victims have expressed outrage over the breach. Emma Webber, Barnaby’s mother, stated that up to 150 staff members may have accessed the records without authorization.
The incident has raised broader concerns about patient privacy and trust within NHS institutions. Meanwhile, families involved in a separate maternity inquiry involving NUH are calling for a meeting with Health Secretary James Murray ahead of an independent report due to be published on June 24.
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