110-410: Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a large National Health Service (NHS) hospital located on the parish borders of Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville , Buckinghamshire , England. It is managed by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust . It was established in 1830 as a cholera hospital intentionally on the parish border between the neighbouring village of Stoke Mandeville and the town of Aylesbury to serve
220-433: A "sincere apology to the victims". During Operation Yewtree, several other high-profile British public figures were investigated for sexual offences. These included television and radio presenter Stuart Hall , who was convicted of 15 counts of indecent assault, ITV Granada weatherman Fred Talbot , who was jailed after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two schoolboys, and DJ and friend of Savile, Ray Teret , who
330-559: A criminal investigation on 19 October 2012 as, in addition to the historic allegations of child sex abuse by Savile, there were "lines of inquiry involving living people that require formal investigation". The criminal investigations within Operation Yewtree were led by Detective Chief Inspector Michael Orchard as the Senior Investigating Officer and overseen by Chief Superintendent Keith Niven, head of
440-802: A deficit on their budgets at the end of the financial year. Failure to meet financial objectives could result in the dismissal and replacement of a trust's board of directors, although such dismissals are enormously expensive for the NHS. In April 2013 a new system was established as a result of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 . The NHS budget is largely in the hands of a new body, NHS England. NHS England commissions specialist services and primary care. Acute services and community care are commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) led by GPs. From April 2021 all CCGs have become part of Integrated Care Systems. The vast majority of NHS services are free at
550-460: A drama, National Treasure , starring Robbie Coltrane , Julie Walters and Andrea Riseborough . Coltrane played Paul Finchley, a fictional light-entertainment performer accused of rape, Walters played Finchley's wife Marie, and Riseborough played their daughter Danielle ("Dee"). The four-part series, by The Forge , was broadcast September–October 2016 on Channel 4 . A Channel 4 documentary titled The Accused: National Treasures on Trial examined
660-457: A financial disincentive due to potential legal costs) for individual hospitals to do so. The Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 introduced a standard national scheme for recovery of costs using a tariff based on a single charge for out-patient treatment or a daily charge for in-patient treatment; these charges again ultimately fell upon insurers. This scheme did not however fully cover the costs of treatment in serious cases. Since January 2007,
770-549: A girl under the age of 13. He was acquitted of the three other counts. Clifford was rearrested by Operation Yewtree police on 12 March 2015 and charged with an additional count of indecent assault on 3 July 2015. He was cleared by a jury of the charge on 7 July 2016. Clifford died from a cardiac arrest in December 2017 after collapsing in his prison cell. It was reported in July 2014, October 2014 and February 2015, that he
880-579: A government 'promise' made in 2020 to give NHS workers a 2.1% pay rise, which was voted for in a long-term spending plan in January 2020 but the Department of Health considered to be not legally binding. Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended the 1% pay rise, stating that the government was giving workers "as much as we can" in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and that he was "massively grateful" to
990-626: A government majority of 88 and following more than 1,000 amendments in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The total budget of the Department of Health in England in 2017/18 was £124.7 billion. £13.8 billion was spent on medicines. The National Audit Office reports annually on the summarised consolidated accounts of the NHS. The population of England is aging, which has led to an increase in health demand and funding. From 2011 to 2018,
1100-495: A group of 12 men, but unlike other child abuse cases being investigated, detectives conducting the investigations made several critical errors in regards to the allegations made, the treatment of those accused, and the evidence supplied to them, and failed to find sufficient evidence to support the accusations against the group. The operation ended in March 2016 as a complete failure, causing considerable damage to those accused, damaged
1210-479: A major criminal investigation. This is a watershed moment for child abuse investigations and Yewtree will be a landmark investigation." The operation follows three strands: allegations against Savile, allegations against Savile and others, and allegations just involving others. On 11 December, the Metropolitan Police stated that the investigation of the abuse undertaken by Savile had been completed and
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#17327868280091320-419: A national level, including: In the year ending in March 2017, there were 1.187 million staff in England's NHS, 1.9% more than in March 2016. There were 34,260 unfilled nursing and midwifery posts in England by September 2017, this was the highest level since records began. 23% of women giving birth were left alone part of the time causing anxiety to the women and possible danger to them and their babies. This
1430-400: A private provider and many are free to vulnerable or low-income patients. The NHS provides the majority of healthcare in England, including primary care , in-patient care , long-term healthcare , ophthalmology and dentistry . The National Health Service Act 1946 was enacted on 5 July 1948. Private health care has continued parallel to the NHS, paid for largely by private insurance: it
1540-450: A significant reorganization of the NHS. The white paper, Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS , with implications for all health organizations in the NHS abolishing primary care trusts and strategic health authorities . It claimed to shift power from the center to GPs and patients, moving somewhere between £60 and £80 billion into the hands of clinical commissioning group to commission services. The bill became law in March 2012 with
1650-503: A single-charge pre-payment certificate that allows unlimited prescriptions during its period of validity. The high and rising costs of some medicines, especially some types of cancer treatment, means that prescriptions can present a heavy burden to the primary care trusts , whose limited budgets include responsibility for the difference between medicine costs and the low, fixed prescription charge. This has led to disputes whether some expensive drugs (e.g., Herceptin ) should be prescribed by
1760-563: A unique role in the training of new doctors in England, with approximately 8,000 places for student doctors each year, all of which are attached to an NHS University Hospital trust. After completing medical school, these new doctors must go on to complete a two-year foundation training program to become fully registered with the General Medical Council . Most go on to complete their foundation training years in an NHS hospital although some may opt for alternative employers such as
1870-456: A vehicle to gain access to victims". Approximately 600 people had provided information at the time of the publication of the Savile report, Giving Victims a Voice , of which 450 related to Savile. A total of 214 criminal offences were formally recorded across 28 police forces. The NSPCC described Savile as "one of the most prolific sex offenders in its 129-year history". The BBC restated
1980-506: A witch-hunt, commenting that the alternative would be to ignore allegations. Paul Gambaccini , who was arrested and bailed repeatedly for a year before being told he would face no further action, testified before the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee on 3 March 2015. He told MPs he was the victim of a witch-hunt and that he was used as human "fly paper" to encourage other people to come forward and make allegations against him. Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders denied
2090-512: A £110 billion budget in 2013–14, most of which was spent on the NHS. A. J. Cronin 's controversial novel The Citadel , published in 1937, had fomented extensive debate about the severe inadequacies of healthcare. The author's innovative ideas were not only essential to the conception of the NHS but in fact, his best-selling novels are said to have greatly contributed to the Labour Party's victory in 1945. A national health service
2200-490: Is a non-profit hospital radio station which was founded on 4 December 1978. It is located within the hospital complex and provides a 24-hour radio service to the patients and staff streaming its service online, on 101.8MHz (FM) and through the use of their mobile device app, SMHR which was released in 2015. The first broadcast was on 4 December 1978 at 7:30pm. The first sentence was: 'Good evening and welcome to Stoke Mandeville Hospital's very own radio station'." In 1997, it
2310-407: Is because there are too few midwives. Neonatal mortality rose from 2.6 deaths for every 1,000 births in 2015 to 2.7 deaths per 1,000 births in 2016. Infant mortality (deaths during the first year of life) rose from 3.7 to 3.8 per 1,000 live births during the same period. Assaults on NHS staff have increased, there were 56,435 recorded physical assaults on staff in 2016–2017, 9.7% more than the 51,447
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#17327868280092420-652: Is not directly comparable with later figures. A 2012 analysis by the BBC estimated that the NHS across the whole UK has 1.7 million staff, which made it fifth on the list of the world's largest employers (well above Indian Railways). In 2015 the Health Service Journal reported that there were 587,647 non-clinical staff in the English NHS. 17% worked supporting clinical staff. 2% in cleaning and 14% administrative. 16,211 were finance staff. The NHS plays
2530-550: Is not responsible for conducting independent investigations; it gathers information from other inquiries, including Operation Yewtree. Operation Ravine is an investigation by Surrey Police into alleged sexual abuse connected to the Walton Hop disco. A previous investigation into the Walton Hop disco, Operation Arundel, resulted in the convictions of Chris Denning and music mogul Jonathan King for child sex offences in
2640-636: Is popularly considered the NHS's founder, despite never formally being referred to as such. In practice, "free at the point of use" normally means that anyone legitimately and fully registered with the system (i.e. in possession of an NHS number ), available to legal UK residents regardless of nationality (but not non-resident British citizens), can access the full breadth of critical and non-critical medical care, without payment except for some specific NHS services, for example eye tests , dental care , prescriptions and aspects of long-term care . These charges are usually lower than equivalent services provided by
2750-441: Is provided through general taxation and not a specific tax. Because the NHS is not funded by a contributory insurance scheme in the ordinary sense and most patients pay nothing for their treatment there is thus no billing to the treated person nor any insurer or sickness fund as is common in many other countries. This saves hugely on administration costs that might otherwise involve complex consumable tracking and usage procedures at
2860-436: Is quite clear from what women are telling us that Savile was a predatory sex offender." "Yewtree" was chosen from a list of names which are intended to be neutral and unrelated to each particular case. This system, dating back to the 1980s, is used for operations which are started to handle specific crimes, as opposed to more general, pro-active operations with names connected to their intent. The Metropolitan Police launched
2970-505: Is regularly revised – in 2003, the Government announced major changes to NHS dentistry, giving primary care trusts (PCTs) responsibility for commissioning NHS dental services in response to local needs, and using NHS contracts to influence where dental practices were located, and in 2006 a new contract was introduced following Department of Health recommendations on how to cash limit NHS primary care dentistry. Professional bodies such as
3080-600: Is used by about 8% of the population, generally as an add-on to NHS services. The NHS is largely funded from general taxation, with a small amount being contributed by National Insurance payments and from fees levied by recent changes in the Immigration Act 2014 . The UK government department responsible for the NHS is the Department of Health and Social Care , headed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care . The Department of Health and Social Care had
3190-633: The British Dental Association have complained that the 2006 contract changes introduced a remuneration system which fails to incentivize disease prevention, leading to declining patient outcomes and that radical reform was needed. NHS dentistry charges as of April 2017 were: £20.60 for an examination; £56.30 for a filling or extraction; and £244.30 for more complex procedures such as crowns, dentures, or bridges. As of 2007, less than half of dentists' income came from treating patients under NHS coverage; about 52% of dentists' income
3300-634: The Department of Health and Social Care made a non-binding recommendation that NHS staff in England should receive a 1% pay rise for 2021–2022, citing the 'uncertain' financial situation and the current low inflation. This is estimated to cost £500 million a year, as almost half of the NHS's budget goes on staffing costs (at £56.1 billion). The Trades Union Congress estimated that nurses' pay would be £2,500 less than in 2010, paramedics' pay would be £3,330 less and porters' pay would be £850 less due to inflation . The Royal College of Nursing has criticized
3410-574: The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), compared to the increase necessary to keep up with a rising population that is also ageing, spending will fall by 1.3% from 2009–10 to 2019–20. George Stoye, senior research economist of the IFS, and said the annual increases since 2009-10 were "the lowest rate of increase over any similar period since the mid-1950s, since when the long-run annual growth rate has been 4.1%". This has led to cuts to some services, despite
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3520-550: The Nicholson challenge —which involved making £20 billion in savings across the service by 2015. The principal NHS website states the following as core principles: The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. At its launch by the then minister of health, Aneurin Bevan, on 5 July 1948, it had at its heart three core principles: These three principles have guided
3630-631: The Paralympic Games . In the early 1830s the village of Stoke Mandeville was badly affected by cholera epidemics that swept across England. A cholera hospital was established on the parish border between Stoke Mandeville and Aylesbury. In September 1943 the government asked German-expatriate spinal injuries specialist Ludwig Guttmann to establish the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The centre opened on 1 February 1944, and Guttmann
3740-601: The Weinstein effect and created a global trend in which powerful men were accused of sexual misconduct. In response to some having labelled Operation Yewtree a " witch-hunt ", Joan Smith of The Guardian stated that the conviction of Max Clifford vindicated the operation, and Martin Evans of The Daily Telegraph said that despite several high-profile failures, Rolf Harris ' conviction vindicated it. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe denied claims of
3850-463: The judicial system . At least seven allegations of sexual assault made to police during Savile's lifetime were not linked. The CPS said prosecutions "might have been possible" in connection with allegations made to Surrey Police between 2007 and 2009. Savile's celebrity status meant that he was considered to have been "hiding in plain sight". Operation Yewtree's senior investigating officer, DSI David Gray, said Savile used Jim'll Fix It "as
3960-582: The post-war consensus , wherein the major political parties largely agreed on the central themes of Keynesianism , the welfare state, the mixed economy, supplies both of public and private housing and close regulation of the economy. There was one major exception: the National Health Service, which was widely popular and had wide support inside the Conservative Party. In 1982, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher promised Britons that
4070-413: The Metropolitan Police's child abuse investigation command, and by December 2012, 30 officers were involved with the case. Noting that the operation was "dealing with alleged abuse on an unprecedented scale" and that it "empowered a staggering number of victims to come forward to report the sexual exploitation which occurred during their childhood", Commander Peter Spindler said that: "We are dealing with
4180-567: The NHS is "safe in our hands." The NHS was established within the differing nations of the United Kingdom through differing legislation, and as such there has never been a singular British healthcare system, instead there are 4 health services in the United Kingdom; NHS England, the NHS Scotland , HSC Northern Ireland and NHS Wales , which were run by the respective UK government ministries for each home nation before falling under
4290-401: The NHS must claim back the cost of treatment, and ambulance services, for those who have been paid personal injury compensation. In the last year of the scheme immediately preceding 2007, over £128 million was reclaimed. From April 2019 £725 is payable for outpatient treatment, £891 per day for inpatient treatment and £219 per ambulance journey. Operation Yewtree Operation Yewtree
4400-416: The NHS' 70th Anniversary then Prime Minister Theresa May announced extra funding for the NHS worth an average real terms increase of 3.4% a year, reaching £20.5 billion extra in 2023/24. Jeremy Hunt describes the process of setting the NHS budget as far too random - "decided on the back of headlines, elections and anniversaries rather than on rational calculations of demand and cost." From 2003 to 2013
4510-404: The NHS. The position of dentistry within the NHS has been contested frequently. At the inception of the NHS, three branches of dental service were established: local health authority dental service; general practitioner service; and hospital dental service. Dental treatment was initially free at the point of use; however charges were introduced in 1951 for dentures – leading to the resignation of
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4620-402: The NHS. They may operate in partnership with other professionals, own and operate their surgeries and clinics, and employ their staff, including other doctors, etc. However, the NHS does sometimes provide centrally employed healthcare professionals and facilities in areas where there is insufficient provision by self-employed professionals. Note that due to methodological changes, the 1978 figure
4730-675: The Olympic Games, and the first Paralympic Games, no longer open solely to war veterans, were held in Rome in 1960 . After the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, it sought to establish the Stoke Mandeville Stadium which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1969. The hospital was visited by Diana, Princess of Wales who opened the new International Spinal Injuries Centre when it
4840-491: The UK would be signed up to a specific General Practice (GP) as the point of entry into the system, building on the foundations laid in 1912 by the introduction of National Insurance and the list system for general practice. Patients would have access to all medical, dental, and nursing care they needed without having to pay for it at the time. In the 1980s, Thatcherism represented a systematic, decisive rejection and reversal of
4950-588: The UK, with most services free at the point of use for most people. The NHS also conducts research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Free healthcare at the point of use comes from the core principles at the founding of the National Health Service. The 1942 Beveridge cross-party report established the principles of the NHS which was implemented by the Labour government in 1948. Labour's Minister for Health Aneurin Bevan
5060-791: The actual cost of the medicines through NHS Prescription Services, a division of the NHS Business Services Authority. As of March 2023 the NHS prescription charge in England was £9.35 per item (in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland there is no charge for items prescribed on the NHS). People over sixty, children under sixteen (or under nineteen if in full-time education), patients with certain medical conditions, and those with low incomes, are exempt from charges, subject to penalties for claiming exemption when not entitled. Those who require repeated prescriptions may purchase
5170-526: The allegations. The assessment was undertaken by the Serious Case Team of the service's Child Abuse Investigation Command , led by Detective Superintendent David Gray working closely with the BBC. The police said, "Our priority will be to ensure a proportionate and consistent policing response putting the victims at the heart of our enquiries", and that "it is not an investigation at this stage". The Metropolitan Police announced on 9 October that
5280-478: The allegations. In a November 2015 debate organized by the NSPCC on whether investigations into historic sexual abuse had turned into "media witch-hunts", former Metropolitan Police commander Peter Spindler said that police "got some things wrong" and that they "didn't have sufficient resources in place". In an article for The Spectator , Rod Liddle criticised the handling of these cases by police, especially in
5390-474: The amount of the subsidy. Under older legislation (mainly the Road Traffic Act 1930 ) a hospital treating the victims of a road traffic accident was entitled to limited compensation (under the 1930 Act before any amendment, up to £25 per person treated) from the insurers of driver(s) of the vehicle(s) involved, but were not compelled to do so and often did not do so; the charge was in turn covered by
5500-499: The antithesis of everything Sir James has worked tirelessly to prevent". No action was taken against Savile at this time. The victims were "mainly not known to each other". His youngest victim was aged 8 years , the oldest 47. Most were aged 13–16, with 73% being under 18 and the majority being minors . The attacks included 18 girls and 10 boys under the age of 10, and were mostly against young girls aged under 16. The offences were mostly opportunistic, although child grooming
5610-461: The architect of the NHS and Minister for Labour, Aneurin Bevan in March 1951 – and in 1952 for other treatments. Dentists are private contractors to the NHS, which means practitioners must purchase and maintain the practice premises, equip the surgery, and hire staff to provide an NHS dental service. The contract between the NHS and dentists determines what work is provided for under the NHS, payments to dentists, and charges to patients. The contract
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#17327868280095720-527: The armed forces. Most NHS staff, including non-clinical staff and GPs (although most GPs are self-employed), are eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme —which, from 1 April 2015, is an average-salary defined-benefit scheme. Among the current challenges with recruiting staff are pay, work pressure, and difficulty recruiting and retaining staff from EU countries due to Brexit . and there are fears that doctors could also leave. In March 2021,
5830-514: The case of Freddie Starr , who was arrested four times and bailed nine times before being told he would not be charged, claiming: "the way the police have conducted the process is hugely unfair". In the aftermath of Cliff Richard 's August 2014 property search, human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson wrote in The Independent that the long delays before announcing charges amounted to "outrageous treatment", adding: "This has been one of
5940-1063: The claim and stated that the accuser had proven that he had groped her. The joint report prepared by the Metropolitan Police Service and the NSPCC, Giving Victims a Voice , was published in January 2013, and marked the end of investigations under Operation Yewtree into Savile alone. It reported that sex offences were committed by Savile on 450 people (328 being children at the time), across England and Scotland, with allegations also made in Jersey . The vast majority of offences occurred in his home town of Leeds and in London, his main place of work. Allegations associating Savile with abuse at Jersey children's home Haut de la Garenne were made in 2008, during Savile's lifetime. He commenced legal action against The Sun newspaper in response; Savile's lawyer said "The reported events are
6050-672: The control of devolved governments in 1999. In 2009, NHS England agreed to a formal NHS constitution , which sets out the legal rights and responsibilities of the NHS, its staff, and users of the service, and makes additional non-binding pledges regarding many key aspects of its operations. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 came into effect in April 2013, giving GP-led groups responsibility for commissioning most local NHS services. Starting in April 2013, primary care trusts (PCTs) began to be replaced by general practitioner (GP)-led organizations called clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). Under
6160-743: The decision in particular to prosecute Roache and Le Vell may have been influenced by the high profile of Yewtree. In response to a large increase of complainants coming forward in the summer of 2014 in the wake of the Savile scandal, Operation Hydrant , a new operation into historical child sex abuse allegations was launched by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC). As of 20 May 2015, 1433 suspects – including 261 of "public prominence" (135 from TV, film or radio) and 666 from institutions (including 154 from schools, 75 from children's homes, 40 from religious institutions and 14 medical establishments) – have been identified. Operation Hydrant
6270-436: The development of the NHS for more than half a century and remain. However, in July 2000, a full-scale modernization program was launched and new principles were added. The main aims of the additional principles are that the NHS will: The English NHS is controlled by the UK government through the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), which takes political responsibility for the service. Resource allocation and oversight
6380-404: The early 2000s. Matthew Kelly was also arrested in 2003, but subsequently cleared of all charges. In January 2014, Merseyside Police carried out an independent review of Operation Arundel and related materials were shared with Operation Yewtree. On 10 September 2015, three men were arrested as part of Operation Ravine, including Jonathan King. Denning was charged with six offences stemming from
6490-452: The false allegations, Carl Beech (himself a child sex offender), was later charged in 2018, and jailed for eighteen years in 2019. Yewtree was credited for an increase in the reporting of sexual offences. Dubbed the "Yewtree effect", reports of sexual offences recorded by police rose 17% by 2013. In 2019, Louis Theroux compared Operation Yewtree to sexual abuse allegations made against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein , which led to
6600-592: The four National Health Service systems in the United Kingdom . It is the second largest single-payer healthcare system in the world after the Brazilian Sistema Único de Saúde . Primarily funded by the government from general taxation (plus a small amount from National Insurance contributions), and overseen by the Department of Health and Social Care , the NHS provides healthcare to all legal English residents and residents from other regions of
6710-550: The handling of Operation Midland but reserved praise for Operation Yewtree. Gambaccini, Bramall and Harvey Proctor , who had been investigated by Operation Midland, sued the Metropolitan Police for £3m in February 2017. In November 2018, Gambaccini reached an out-of-court settlement with the Crown Prosecution Service and received an undisclosed amount in damages. Operation Yewtree was the inspiration for
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#17327868280096820-509: The health and social care workers. Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock and Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson similarly argued that the decision was due to an assessment of what was affordable due to the pandemic and that NHS staff was excluded from a wider public sector pay freeze. Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jon Ashworth clarified that Labour would "honour whatever
6930-420: The high-profile arrests did not lead to convictions, Variety described Operation Yewtree as a "botched" investigation. At a Labour Party conference in July 2014, comedian and friend of Gambaccini Stephen Fry criticised the operation, pointing out that fewer than half of those accused at the time had been found guilty, and called for tougher laws to prevent false sex abuse allegations. MP Nigel Evans , who
7040-481: The hospital". The charity, however, defended its action and said "BuDS wanted to give staff, patients and visitors at Stoke Mandeville hospital a wholly anonymous way to report any concerns they might have". On 20 April 2013 the CQC published a report after an unannounced inspection at the hospital. It found that the hospital did not meet the standards for staffing levels and for providing support to staff. Enforcement action
7150-504: The inquiry into the allegations would be called Operation Yewtree , and would be undertaken jointly with the NSPCC . The police had formally recorded eight allegations against Savile, but announced they were following 120 lines of inquiry, covering up to 25 victims of abuse, mainly girls aged between 13 and 16. The allegations covered four decades, from 1959 until the 1980s, and were on "a national scale". Commander Peter Spindler, head of specialist crime investigations, said, "At this stage it
7260-504: The institution (including raising money for the Spinal Injuries Unit), committed offences there between 1965 and 1988. Twenty-two offences there between those dates have been formally recorded as crimes by the police. A former child patient at the hospital has said that nurses warned her to stay in bed and pretend to be asleep when Savile was due to visit. Michael Salmon, consultant paediatrician at Stoke Mandeville hospital,
7370-425: The investigation of Cliff Richard , and passed files to North Yorkshire Police in the investigation of Jimmy Tarbuck . Neither case resulted in charges. In June 2016, after child abuse allegations regarding Clement Freud were made public, it was reported that Operation Yewtree had been passed information about Freud in 2012 when two alleged victims made accusations to the NSPCC. In late 2015, Operation Yewtree
7480-565: The investigation on 7 June 2016, and he pleaded guilty to 21 offences on 22 August 2016. Denning, who was already sentenced to 13 years stemming from his Yewtree convictions, was sentenced to an additional 13 years for these offences on 7 October. King stood trial in June 2018 but the jury was discharged for legal reasons. On 6 August 2018, King received an apology for the collapse of the trial, with Judge Deborah Taylor saying that Surrey Police had made "numerous, repeated and compounded" errors during
7590-458: The investigation, describing the situation as a "debacle". In response to increasing public outcry and government pressure in the wake of the Savile scandal, Metropolitan Police launched Operation Midland in November 2014, to investigate allegations of child abuse against several high-profile British citizens in positions of authority. The operation was conducted over eighteen months against
7700-466: The likelihood of genuine victims of abuse coming forward, and cost the Metropolitan Police several millions of pounds in operational costs, compensation, and subsequent investigations against the individual who made the allegations. A 2016 inquiry into the conduct of the police taskforce damned the operation for its failings and left considerable questions over the investigative conduct into the accountability of officers for misconduct. The individual who made
7810-531: The methods used by Operation Yewtree, particularly the treatment of Paul Gambaccini, as well as the investigations of Cliff Richard and the Operation Midland cases of Leon Brittan and Edwin Bramall , for what he described as the radical undermining of the presumption of innocence . Richard Henriques conducted an inquiry into the Metropolitan Police's sexual abuse investigations and was critical of
7920-508: The most intolerable features of other high-profile arrests for 'historic' offences, namely the inability of police and prosecutors to deliver Magna Carta ’s truly historic promise that justice will not be delayed." After others, including Jim Davidson and Gambaccini, were left on bail for many months before being told they would not face charges, then-Home Secretary Theresa May proposed that bail time be limited to 28 days. The 28-day limit came into effect in April 2017. Noting that some of
8030-566: The new system, a new NHS Commissioning Board, called NHS England , oversees the NHS from the Department of Health . The Act has also become associated with the perception of increased private provision of NHS services. In reality, the provision of NHS services by private companies long precedes this legislation, but there are concerns that the new role of the healthcare regulator ('Monitor') could lead to increased use of private-sector competition, balancing care options between private companies, charities, and NHS organizations. NHS trusts responded to
8140-559: The number of reported sex crimes, while the operation also sparked a debate on police procedure and rights of those accused of sex crimes. An ITV documentary, Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile , researched and presented by former police detective Mark Williams-Thomas , was broadcast on 3 October 2012, almost a year after Savile's death. The programme contained several allegations by women who said that, as teenagers, they had been sexually abused by radio and television personality Jimmy Savile , who had gained access to them through
8250-461: The official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in London, was named in honour of the hospital's contribution to Paralympic sports. The joint Metropolitan Police Service and National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children report of the investigations into sexual abuse committed by disc jockey Jimmy Savile found that Savile, who was a valued fundraiser for
8360-448: The overall increase in funding. In 2017, funding increased by 1.3% while demand rose by 5%. Ted Baker, Chief Inspector of Hospitals has said that the NHS is still running the model it had in the 1960s and 1970s and has not modernised due to lack of investment. The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for £10bn more annually for the NHS to get in line with what other advanced European nations spend on health. In June 2018 ahead of
8470-510: The patient level and concomitant invoicing, reconciliation, and bad debt processing. Eligibility for NHS services is based on having ordinary resident status , regardless of nationality. Prescriptions for medication in England and Wales are subject to a fixed charge per item for up to three months' supply, regardless of the actual cost of the medicine. Some people qualify for free prescriptions. Higher charges apply to medical appliances. Pharmacies or other dispensing contractors are reimbursed for
8580-424: The pay rise, calling it 'pitiful' and said that nurses should be getting 12.5% more; it has also agreed to set up a £35m fund to support members in the event of a strike. Other unions have threatened strike actions and warned that the proposal could lead to staff quitting their jobs, worsening staffing issues. The Labour Party similarly criticized the proposal as 'reprehensible' and claimed that it goes against
8690-418: The point of use. This means that people generally do not pay anything for their doctor visits, nursing services, surgical procedures or appliances, consumables such as medications and bandages, plasters, medical tests, and investigations, x-rays, CT or MRI scans, or other diagnostic services. Hospital inpatient and outpatient services are free, both medical and mental health services. Funding for these services
8800-487: The population of England increased by about 6%. The number of patients admitted to hospital in an emergency went up by 15%. There were 542,435 emergency hospital admissions in England in October 2018, 5.8% more than in October 2017. Health spending in England is expected to rise from £112 billion in 2009/10 to £127 billion in 2019/20 (in real terms), and spending per head will increase by 3.5%. However, according to
8910-423: The previous year. The report of the investigations into the activities of Savile himself was published, as Giving Victims a Voice , in January 2013. Operation Yewtree continued as an investigation into others, some, but not all, linked with Savile. By October 2015, 19 people had been arrested by Operation Yewtree; seven of these arrests led to convictions. The "Yewtree effect" has been credited for an increase in
9020-463: The principal fundholders in the NHS system were the primary care trusts (PCTs), which commissioned healthcare from NHS trusts , GPs, and private providers. PCTs disbursed funds to them on an agreed tariff or contract basis, on guidelines set out by the Department of Health. The PCTs budget from the Department of Health was calculated on a formula basis relating to population and specific local needs. They were supposed to "break-even" – that is, not show
9130-417: The report into his alleged offending, Giving Victims a Voice , was released in January 2013. The investigation into "others" continued after the Savile investigation concluded. In May 2013, The New York Times reported that "at least 69 police officers and staff members" were involved in the operation and that many of the suspects were celebrities. The operation passed files to South Yorkshire Police in
9240-710: The residents of both settlements. The hospital's National Spinal Injuries Centre is one of the largest specialist spinal units in the world, and the pioneering rehabilitation work carried out there by Sir Ludwig Guttmann , specifically the therapeutic use of competitive sport, led to the development of the Stoke Mandeville Games in 1948, the International Stoke Mandeville Games (now the World Abilitysport Games) in 1952, which in 1960 in Rome in turn became
9350-401: The review body recommends". At the end of 2021, there were 99,000 vacancies in the English NHS. 39,000 more nurses were needed, together with 1,400 more anesthetists, 1,900 more radiologists, and 2,500 more GPs. Miriam Deakin of NHS Providers stated there were 133,000 NHS vacancies in late 2022. The coalition government's white paper on health reform, published in July 2010, set out
9460-539: The same day as the start of the London 1948 Summer Olympics . The games were held again at the same location in 1952, and Dutch World War II veterans took part alongside the British, making it the first international competition of its kind. These Stoke Mandeville Games have been described as the precursors of the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics were subsequently officialised as a quadrennial event tied to
9570-437: The station, Freda Roberts MBE JP stood down as patron, being replaced by Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce . Ken said "Hospital Radio continues to thrive and I am delighted to take on the role of patron." The station is a volunteer-run not-for-profit charity and has live request shows every weekday from 8pm till 10pm. On 24 May 2019, SMHR was granted an FM broadcasting licence at 87.7 MHz by the industry regulator Ofcom . The move
9680-402: The television programmes he had presented and his charity work. Following the broadcast, many other people came forward to make allegations about Savile's conduct towards young people, including sexual abuse that had taken place on BBC premises and in hospitals to which Savile had access. On 4 October 2012, the Metropolitan Police said it would take the national lead in a process of assessing
9790-431: The then legally required element of those drivers' motor vehicle insurance (commonly known as Road Traffic Act insurance when a driver held only that amount of insurance). As the initial bill went to the driver rather than the insurer, even when a charge was imposed it was often not passed on to the liable insurer. It was common to take no further action in such cases, as there was no practical financial incentive (and often
9900-705: The year before. Low staffing levels and delays in patients being treated are blamed for this. Nearly all hospital doctors and nurses in England are employed by the NHS and work in NHS-run hospitals, with teams of more junior hospital doctors (most of whom are in training) being led by consultants , each of whom is trained to provide expert advice and treatment within a specific specialty. From 2017, NHS doctors must reveal how much money they make from private practice. General practitioners , dentists, optometrists (opticians), and other providers of local health care are almost all self-employed and contract their services back to
10010-551: Was a British police investigation into sexual abuse allegations, predominantly the abuse of children , against the English media personality Jimmy Savile and others. The investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police (Met), started in October 2012. After a period of assessment, it became a full criminal investigation, involving inquiries into living people, notably other celebrities, as well as Savile, who had died
10120-449: Was accused. After facing a retrial in May, the jury were unable to reach verdicts and prosecutors announced that they would not pursue another retrial. Harris died on 10 May 2023. Denning was later convicted of additional offences as part of Operation Ravine . Denning died on 24 June 2022 from diabetes at Bedford Hospital , whilst still serving his sentence. In January 2016, Salmon
10230-473: Was an eight-year-old child. Savile had full access to all parts of the hospital. The report stated that it was widely known at the hospital that Savile was a "sex pest", and that 10 complaints had been made at the time, but no action was taken. The report also found that three doctors, including Salmon, had been convicted of sex crimes against their patients in the preceding four decades. On 27 February 2013, Buckinghamshire disability charity BuDS announced that it
10340-440: Was appointed its director (a position he held until 1946). As director of the UK's first specialist unit for treating spinal injuries, he believed that sport was a major method of therapy for injured military personnel helping them build up physical strength and self-respect. Guttmann became a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom in 1945. Guttmann organised the first Stoke Mandeville Games for disabled personnel on 28 July 1948,
10450-463: Was being investigated by police over other alleged sexual offences. On 12 February 2016 the CPS announced that Harris would face seven further indecent assault charges involving seven complainants aged between 12 and 27 and having allegedly occurred from 1971 to 2004. On 8 February 2017, Harris was cleared of three charges. The judge discharged the jury from deliberating on the further four counts of which he
10560-476: Was charged with 26 child sex offences, including one count of rape. On 12 December 2016, Salmon was convicted of an additional 14 charges. Salmon died from sepsis in hospital in 2018, while in prison custody. Starr later filed a defamation claim against an accuser who claimed that he groped her in Jimmy Savile's dressing room after appearing on Clunk Click when she was 15 in 1974. The judge dismissed
10670-630: Was cleared of unrelated sexual assault charges, called for individuals to receive anonymity until charged after the CPS announced that it would not charge Gambaccini. Although the case against Dave Lee Travis resulted in a conviction on one count of indecent assault for groping an adult woman's breast for 15 seconds in 1995, Rosie Millard and Carole Malone wrote separate opinion pieces in The Independent and The Daily Mirror respectively in which they questioned whether police resources should have been spent pursuing other crimes. In February 2016, Irish Supreme Court Judge Adrian Hardiman criticised
10780-520: Was compiling a dossier of evidence about risks to patient safety at Stoke Mandeville hospital to send to the Care Quality Commission . The charity claimed that it had received "alarming reports from various sources ... expressing serious concerns about patient safety at the hospital". Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust responded by saying "it was 'somewhat irresponsible of BuDS to potentially worry patients by hinting at patient safety issues at
10890-432: Was convicted and jailed for three years in 1990 for indecent assaults on teenaged girl patients, two thirteen-year-olds and one sixteen-year-old girl. In the aftermath of the Savile scandal, Salmon was arrested as part of Operation Yewtree on 17 December 2013. He was subsequently convicted of nine indecent assaults and two rapes, with victims' ages ranging from eleven to eighteen and having occurred between 1973 and 1988 and
11000-776: Was delegated to NHS England , an arms-length body, by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 . NHS England commissions primary care services (including GPs ) and some specialist services, and allocates funding to 211 geographically based clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) across England. The CCGs commission most services in their areas, including hospital and community-based healthcare. Several types of organizations are commissioned to provide NHS services, including NHS trusts and private sector companies. Many NHS trusts have become NHS foundation trusts , giving them an independent legal status and greater financial freedoms. The following types of NHS trusts and foundation trusts provide NHS services in specific areas: Some services are provided at
11110-525: Was folded into Operation Winter Key , the Met's component of Operation Hydrant . A December 2015 freedom of information disclosure revealed that Scotland Yard had spent £2.2m a year on Operation Yewtree. Gadd was questioned and released on bail until 5 June 2014, when he was charged with eight child sex offences dating back to the 1970s. On 5 February 2015, Gadd was convicted of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one count of having sex with
11220-696: Was found guilty of seven rapes and eleven indecent assaults and was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. Coronation Street actors William Roache and Michael Le Vell were both separately found not guilty of all charges made against them, and DJ Neil Fox was acquitted of several charges. Although these allegations, investigations and prosecutions were not directly connected to Operation Yewtree, they were linked in public imagination. In particular, Roache's defence argued that Operation Yewtree had created an atmosphere in which allegations of sexual abuse against celebrities were more likely to be taken to prosecution, while several other commentators speculated that
11330-654: Was from treating private patients. From 1 April 2024, the NHS Sight Test Fee (in England) was £23.53, and there were 13.1 million NHS sight tests carried out in the UK. For those who qualify through need, the sight test is free, and a voucher system is employed to pay for or reduce the cost of lenses. There is a free spectacles frame and most opticians keep a selection of low-cost items. For those who already receive certain means-tested benefits, or who otherwise qualify, participating opticians use tables to find
11440-488: Was involved in some cases. The first and final known offences were in 1955 and 2009 respectively. The period containing most frequent offending was between 1966 and 1976 (when he was aged 40–50), coinciding with his "peak [celebrity] status". The most frequent offending was during 1975 and 1976 with each year having 15 offences recorded in it. Most allegations had not previously been reported to authorities, with victims stating reasons of fear of disbelief or distrust of
11550-647: Was linked to Local Radio day, in which the station celebrated with a six hour live broadcast from the Royal Voluntary Services Café in the Hospital. British entertainer and actor Nicholas Parsons , best known for hosting Just a Minute and Sale of the Century died there on 28 January 2020. National Health Service (England) The National Health Service ( NHS ) is the publicly funded healthcare system in England , and one of
11660-495: Was one of the fundamental assumptions in the Beveridge Report . The Emergency Hospital Service established in 1939 gave a taste of what a National Health Service might look like. Healthcare before the war had been an unsatisfactory mix of private, municipal, and charity schemes. Bevan decided that the way forward was a national system rather than a system operated by local authorities. He proposed that each resident of
11770-544: Was one of two hospital radio stations in the UK (the other being Radio Tyneside) to be awarded a temporary AM broadcasting licence from the Radio Authority (became Ofcom in 2003) as part of a pioneering trial as per the then recent passed Broadcasting Act . The success of the experiment led to the station, along with Tyneside Radio and many others, gaining a permanent broadcasting licence. In 2018, former mayor of Aylesbury and long-standing patron and co-founder of
11880-455: Was refurbished in August 1983. A redevelopment scheme over much of the site was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2004. The construction work was carried out by Alfred McAlpine at a cost of £47 million and completed in 2006. Sodexo was contracted to carry out the facilities management services on the site. A new maternity unit was opened in 2009. Mandeville , one of
11990-498: Was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Despite working at the hospital at the same time as Savile, there is no known link between the two. Salmon was also convicted of 14 charges in December 2016 and received an additional sentence of four years in prison. Independent investigator Androulla Johnstone published a report on Savile's activities at the hospital on 26 February 2015. The report found that he had sexually abused more than 50 people there, including staff, patients and visitors; one
12100-552: Was taken regarding supporting staff and a warning notice was served. The facilities at the hospital include: The hospital is served by the London to Aylesbury Line and the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line from Aylesbury railway station . There are bus services connecting the hospital with Aylesbury and High Wycombe run by Arriva and also with Leighton Buzzard . Former: Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio (SMHR)
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