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Two staff members at Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust have been suspended pending an investigation into alleged inappropriate access to the medical records of victims of the 2024 Southport stabbings. The cases were identified through a retrospective audit, and the trust has reported the incident to the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Care Quality Commission. Manoj Kuduvalli, medical director at the trust, expressed deep regret, emphasizing that patient confidentiality is paramount and that affected individuals have been informed. This follows an earlier incident in which nearly 50 staff at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, which runs Aintree Hospital, were found to have inappropriately accessed survivors' records after the attack.
Axel Rudakubana killed three children—Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine—during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July 2024, injuring eight other children and two adults. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years. A separate investigation is ongoing at the North West Ambulance Service Trust regarding unauthorized access to victims' records.
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