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By Andrew Gregory | 29 Nov 2012 00:00
Health chiefs were criticised yesterday over the delay in beginning four NHS hospital probes into the Jimmy Savile scandal.
The NHS promised inquiries into the star?s alleged abuse of patients at three hospitals - Stoke Mandeville, Leeds General and Broadmoor.
A fourth internal probe will look into how Savile was appointed to a Broadmoor taskforce.
But two months after allegations of horrific sexual abuse in the NHS first emerged, the Mirror can reveal none of the official probes have started.
The DoH last night admitted it was still preparing for the inquiries, which could only begin once they have agreed plans with the police and local safeguarding boards.
But critics hit out at the astonishing delay and said the DoH?s explanation ?lacks credibility?.
Peter Walsh, chief executive of charity Action against Medical Accidents, told the Mirror: ?We find it surprising that - given the NHS is a public body - it is not urgently taking action. It?s wrong.
?They are using the excuse of a police investigation and this lacks credibility. The police are investigating completely different issues to those the NHS should be looking at.
Does this mean that the key players have risen to the top then and are delaying things
Or are they just shredding away?