There will be a 30-60 day period during which the hospital records will be reviewed for whether they support medical necessity for procedures which occurred during the stay.
While these facts remain unsubstantiated at this time, various press reports and additional assertions made to my staff indicate that some disclosure may have occurred in violation of proper procedures.
The head of the Prison Officers' Association Finlay Spratt said that he was not opposed to his members being disciplined if a breach in their code of conduct had occurred but that "agreed procedures" had to be followed.