{
  "id": 15293380,
  "title": "Fifteen NHS staff sacked after accessing medical records of Valdo Calocane victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/fifteen-nhs-staff-sacked-after-accessing-medical-records-of-valdo",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-17T22:39:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/17/fifteen-nhs-staff-sacked-after-accessing-medical-records-of-valdo-calocane-victims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fifteen NHS staff have been dismissed due to accessing medical records of the victims of a 2023 Nottingham attack, according to the trust. The incident occurred in June 2023 when Valdo Calocane killed two 19-year-old students, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and a 65-year-old caretaker, Ian Coates, and attempted to kill three others. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust (NUH) has carried out investigations, which have led to 15 staff being dismissed, 15 receiving final written warnings, and two receiving first written warnings. The victims' families were informed of the latest developments this week. Dr Manjeet Shehmar, NUH's medical director, emphasized that accessing patient records without a legitimate reason is unacceptable and highlighted the need for further investigation and action. The trust has already dismissed 11 staff members in May for illegally accessing the records of the attack victims. Valdo Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order in January 2024 for manslaughter by diminished responsibility and attempted murder. Recently, Sir Jim Mackey, head of NHS England, announced a crackdown on inappropriate access to patient medical records, warning that such actions could result in career-ending consequences and criminal records. The announcement comes in the wake of several high-profile cases involving staff accessing victims' records in recent months, including the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group's investigation into records of the 2024 Southport attack victims and hospital staff viewing records of a three-year-old boy who fell into a crocodile pit in Cambridgeshire.",
  "summary": "Healthcare professionals retrieved files belonging to 19-year old students and a caretaker killed in Nottingham attack A total of 15 NHS staff have now been sacked after accessing medical records belonging to the victims of a 2023 Nottingham attack, a trust said. Valdo Calocane killed two 19-year-old students, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates, a 65-year-old caretaker, and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}