Savile report publication

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust was one of 28 Trusts requested by the Department of Health to commission investigations into information passed on, to the Department, by the Metropolitan Police, concerning the late Jimmy Savile.

The information concerning the Trust suggested a possible connection between Jimmy Savile and Dryburn Hospital and the scope of the investigation was widened, on the Department's advice, to cover Jimmy Savile's visit to the children's ward at Shotley Bridge Hospital in 1981.

The investigation has found no evidence of any connection between Jimmy Savile and Dryburn Hospital, and no evidence of any untoward incidents taking place during the visit to Shotley Bridge Hospital. A small number of potential improvements in our procedures have been identified and are being actioned. The Trust is not, however, complacent in any regard and will seek to learn any lessons from the reports concerning other hospitals, in line with our duty to safeguard patients from harm.

Click here to download the report on the Trust's investigation into matters concerning the late Jimmy Savile.