 Scarborough Hospital says procedures have now been changed |
Three suspended directors at Scarborough Hospital have been largely exonerated by a report into how the hospital altered waiting lists. The Audit Commission has found that patients were deliberately excluded from waiting lists so it looked as if government targets were being met.
According to the inquiry, former chief executive, Bob Crawford allowed a culture to develop where waiting list information was routinely changed over many years.
He is now retired and refused to give evidence to the inquiry.
Concerns raised
It was in December 2002 that the trust directors were suspended.
The inquiry has found that the director of information, Dr Jim Brace, knew of the waiting list malpractice and raised his concerns. He has now retired.
The director of planning, Martin Hay, told the investigating team he was unaware of any malpractice. He has since been demoted.
The report concludes that the deputy chief executive Liz Parker was new to her responsibilities and was unaware of the rules about waiting lists. She too has now retired.
Alison Guy, the new chief executive of the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust, said: "The organisation now is very, very different.
"We have a new management structure with new clearly defined roles and clearly defined responsibilities."
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