Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

I was told to close down 4,000 safety reports, claims manager

By Emily Townsend2026-07-20T03:57:00

A senior NHS manager told an inquiry into more than 2,000 deaths he was asked to remove thousands of outstanding safety incident reports while his trust was in the middle of the probe.

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