NHS Trust Dismisses 11 Staff Over Access to Nottingham Attack Victims' Records

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has dismissed 11 staff members, including doctors and nurses, for accessing medical records of the victims of the June 2023 Nottingham attacks without authorization. The victims were students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar and grandfather Ian Coates, who were stabbed to death on 13 June 2023 by Valdo Calocane.

Calocane had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2020 and was later sentenced to a hospital order.

The trust stated that 12 additional staff members received final written warnings and two received first written warnings. It informed Nottinghamshire Police and the Information Commissioner's Office of the disciplinary results. The families of the three victims were notified of the outcomes this week.

Further investigations continue into access of records belonging to surviving victims Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski. Medical director Dr Manjeet Shehmar said the trust had informed the families and expressed regret that staff actions had added to their distress.

A public statutory inquiry examining the attacks and subsequent actions remains underway. The inquiry has previously heard evidence about record access by Ministry of Justice staff and Nottinghamshire Police personnel. Shehmar is scheduled to give evidence to the inquiry next week.

The trust said it will refer cases to independent regulators including the Nursing and Midwifery Council and General Medical Council.