North East Ambulance Service is under fire over a series of cases where key documents were either altered or not disclosed to coroners investigating a patient's death.
Whistleblowers have raised concerns dating back several years about the way in which the ambulance service dealt with coroner's court cases - including in the case of Shildon teenager Quinn Evie Milburn-Beadle.
In an report produced by the auditors/anti-fraud team AuditOne - who are brought in to provide external investigations and assurance at public sector bodies around the North East - investigators found that, in spring 2020 - "the coroner is not being made aware of concerns and / or investigations being carried out by the trust in a timely fashion". NEAS accepts that there were "historical failings" with its processes on this front, but maintains these have been resolved.
