FUMING families claim they are being stonewalled by an NHS trust where almost 100 staff accessed medical records of a killer’s three victims.
University students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane in June 2023.
The teens were pronounced dead within minutes of arriving at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre, while Ian died at the scene.
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust launched a probe last year after medics and clerical staff were accused of hacking into confidential A&E notes made hours after the killings.
It identified 47 as having no legitimate reason to do so. They have been referred for a formal investigation.
A further 48 were deemed to have been allowed access.
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It is understood terms such as “clinical care” and “care planning” were among the “legitimate” reasons staff gave for accessing the information.
The victims’ families say it is “deeply concerning” so many people were allowed to see their loved ones’ records.
They said in a statement: “As with all of the failures we have uncovered in this tragedy so far, the sheer scale of this is staggering and heartbreaking.
“We’ve had to fight hard to be given any level of detail of this group of staff.
“There’s been a clear reluctance to share with us transparently the information we deserve.
“All we want is the truth.”
Dr Manjeet Shehmar, medical director for NUH, apologised for the “additional pain” caused by the data breach.
He said: “We update the families regularly.”
Paranoid schizophrenic Calocane, 34, got an indefinite hospital order after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
A public inquiry into the tragedy continues.
