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Ten healthcare workers arrested in 'complex' police investigation into serious allegations
Ten staff at St Andrew's Hospital face charges including wilful neglect amid ongoing police probes into assaults and deaths, with some released after no further action.
- At St Andrew's Hospital in Northampton, ten staff members were arrested and bailed on charges including wilful neglect.
- The largest probe concerns an alleged July 2025 assault, with eight people arrested on suspicion of wilful neglect, while separate inquiries examined a February 2025 death after five arrests and dropped an October 2024 teenage girl's death investigation.
- Following CPS consultation, police closed one probe with a coroner's report and released four people with no further action, while detectives from CID and the major crime team stayed in contact with the Care Quality Commission.
- St Andrew's Healthcare said it had reported the matters to police, apologised that care hadn't always met standards, and launched an urgent action plan including new frontline staff training.
- Police said the remaining cases are ongoing and asked the public to come forward; Northamptonshire Police said, `This complex investigation is on-going, with all eight people arrested remaining on bail.
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