Hunt calls for safeguarding review in wake of Savile abuse

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Source: Lorelyn Medina

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for regulators and trust leaders to review safeguarding procedures after an investigation revealed that “weak systems” in hospitals had allowed celebrity Jimmy Savile to abuse scores of patients over many years.

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