A whistleblower whose concerns sparked the inquiry into the alleged paramedic ‘cover-up’ scandal has been sacked by ambulance bosses days before Christmas, the Northern Echo can reveal.
Paul Calvert, a former police officer employed as a coroners’ officer, received a letter on Monday morning informing him his employment with North East Ambulance Service is being terminated.
Mr Calvert raised concerns claiming he is aware of at least 90 cases where changes have been made to medical reports at inquests to mask mistakes by emergency crews.
It means crucial details of what happened to people in their final moments of life, including potential negligence, may have been kept from grieving families.
Mr Calvert, who is from Peterlee, and families of the deceased, called for a public inquiry into the matter, but the Department of Health said it would instead be dealt with in an NHS England review led by former hospital boss Dame Marianne Griffiths.
He has dismissed this as a ‘whitewash’ as he had already raised concerns with NHS England, in emails seen by the Northern Echo sent between July and September last year, which he claims were not acted on.
Mr Calvert was invited to a meeting in Gateshead to discuss his employment with NEAS in December 12, but said he did not attend, on the advice of his GP, due to his ongoing mental ill health.
It is understood the meeting went ahead in his absence without any submissions or representations on his behalf.
Mr Calvert said he had been...
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