The Dame Marianne Griffiths review of North East Ambulance Service's (NEAS) alleged "covering up" of documents from coroners has finalised the terms which will shape its investigation.
Dame Marianne was appointed to lead the "independent review" of the NHS trust's coronial processes following revelations from whistleblowers who claimed key documents relating to tragic cases where patients died were not shared with coroners in a timely fashion or in some cases even altered.
NEAS has admitted "historical failings" and accepted that it let families down - but it maintains these issues have been resolved. The cases in question include those of Quinn Evie Milburn Beadle and Peter Coates. Quinn Evie died in 2018. Earlier this year, NEAS chief executive Helen Ray said the organisation would "fully engage" with the review.
