Colchester Hospital Put In Special Measures

A hospital trust being investigated by police for forcing staff to change cancer waiting times information has been put in special measures.

Staff at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust told health service inspectors they were "pressured or bullied" to change information and make it appear as thought patients were being treated in line with national guidelines.

The Care Quality Commission found that as a result of the doctoring of the data, some patients may not have had the treatment they needed in time and a number of cancer patients suffered "undue delays".

Following an investigation, the health sector regulator, Monitor, has now put the trust in special measures "to ensure all its patients receive good quality care". It found the trust had breached its licence to provide health services.

Last week, Essex Police confirmed it had been contacted by the CQC and was reviewing the information to establish whether a criminal investigation was necessary.

The trust will now be required to "put right" the patient quality, safety and governance concerns highlighted in the CQC report into the hospital, where 6,000 are treated for cancer each year.

Mackenzie Cackett, who had a brain tumour, died at Colchester Hospital

Adam Cayley, regional director for Monitor, said: "Following the urgent actions already taken to safeguard patients at the trust we have stepped in formally to assure the health and wellbeing of patients using the cancer pathway at Colchester.

"The trust has been given an explicit set of actions to improve the service it offers patients. We will be monitoring progress closely and we will not hesitate to take further regulatory action if required."

After news of the scandal broke, one mother demanded "justice" for her son who died at a hospital.

Danielle Uren believes four-year-old Mackenzie Cackett, who suffered a brain tumour, could have still been alive had it not been for mistakes in his diagnosis and treatment at Colchester General Hospital, Essex.

Trust chief executive Dr Gordon Coutts said: "We are truly sorry that in some cases cancer patients, their carers and families have not been given the high quality of care this trust always aims to provide.

"We have already taken action in response to the findings of the CQC report and we are continuing to address all of the concerns that were raised.

"Our priority is the safety and well-being of all our patients."

Dr Coutts said the trust was contacting all 30 patients - or their next of kin where patients have died - identified by the CQC report.

Chief inspector of hospitals professor Sir Mike Richards, said: "We welcome Monitor's decision to accept my recommendation to place Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust in special measures."

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