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Digital copy of Exhibit PLC28: Newscuttings of articles in the Daily Mail regarding the case of Gary Walker, a whistleblower who spoke out about high death rates at hospitals operated by United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust. [Some details redacted].
Used as evidence in relation to Paul Le Claire's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 10 September 2015 [ZC/D/AW3/B1/5/WS000637].
| Reference | ZC/D/AW3/A2/5/WD007924/28 |
| Date | 15 February 2013 |
| Scope and Content | • Article by Claire Ellicott titled Victimised for blowing whistle on NHS chiefs: Man who defied gagging order faces ruin Relates to the case of Gary Walker, a whistleblower who spoke out about high death rates at hospitals operated by United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, stating that he was threatened with legal action for whistleblowing after having been paid £500,000 following his removal as chief executive of the Trust. • Article by Claire Ellicott titled People are dying... I won't be silenced: Defiance of the 'gagged' health boss. Provides further details about the matter, including the contents of a letter dated 12 February 2013 from DAC Beachcroft LLP to Gary Walker, comments made by Mr Walker about Sir David Nicholson (Head of the NHS) and Dame Barbara Hakin, reference to the involvement of Stephen Dorrell (Chairman of the Health Select Committee) in the matter, details about the Lincolnshire Trust, and comments by Mr Walker about the impact of the matter on his personal life. • Article by Sophie Borland and Claire Ellicott titled NHS chief's right-hand woman 'axed inquiry into 670 deaths'. Relates to Dame Barbara Hakin having been referred to the General Medical Council following allegations by Dr Phil Hammond and Andrew Bousfield that she axed an inspection at United Lincolnshire NHS Trust, noting the number of unnecessary deaths at the Trust since 2009. Includes details about Dame Barbara and comments by a spokesman for East Midlands Strategic Health Authority and Mr Walker. |
| Names | Borland, Sophie Bousfield, Andrew Brigstocke, John Donnelly, Helene Dorrell, Stephen Ellicott, Claire Hakin, Dame Barbara Hakin, Ronald, Dr Hammond, Phil, Dr Hunt, Jeremy Le Claire, Paul Leveson, Sir Brian Henry, Lord Justice Leveson Nicholson, Sir David Reidy, Padraig Singh, Pradip Walker, Gary BBC BBC Radio Four Bradford Primary Care Trust DAC Beachcroft LLP Daily Mail East Midlands Strategic Health Authority General Medical Council National Health Service NHS Commissioning Board Stafford Hospital United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust |
| Keywords | articles | evidence | exhibits | IJCI | Hospitals | inquiries | members of parliaments | newscuttings | Newspapers | reports | whistleblowing |
| Places | Lincolnshire, Oxenhope, Staffordshire |
| Dimensions | 1 pdf file |
| Language | English |
| Level of description | File |
| Access restrictions | Closed for preservation - please consult digital copy |
Context:
Digital copy of Exhibit PLC28: Newscuttings of articles in the Daily Mail regarding the case of Gary Walker, a whistleblower who spoke out about high death rates at hospitals operated by United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust. [Some details redacted].
Used as evidence in relation to Paul Le Claire's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 10 September 2015 [ZC/D/AW3/B1/5/WS000637].
ZC/D/AW3/A2/5/WD007924/28
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