Leaked emails from an ambulance whistleblower reveal how he flagged up serious concerns with NHS England, the organisation tasked with investigating the paramedic ‘cover-up’ scandal, almost a year ago.
Paul Calvert believes his previous exchanges mean the health body is not fit to independently review North East Ambulance Service, amid claims staff have doctored official reports where patients have died to mask medical failings.
He, and relatives of those who have died, have called for a public inquiry and fear the ‘review’ ordered by Health Secretary Sajid Javid will be ‘a whitewash’ as it would highlight a failure to fully investigate his claims.
Mr Calvert said: “If they were to find anything negative, then they are also going to have to admit that they have not done their own investigation.
“So, I don’t believe they will find anything. I think it will take a long time.
“Like Grenfell, it goes on and on and then the public move on to something else.
“With this, we don’t know how many families are involved and there are people whose loved ones have passed away and it has been covered up.
“It is important and unless there in a proper public inquiry those families will never know and the truth will never come out."
The Northern Echo has been supplied with copies of emails Mr Calvert, a former police officer employed as a coroners’ officer with NEAS, wrote to NHS England between July and September last year.
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