The watchdog said the trust had not managed the system in an effective way and could not tell if any patients had been harmed.

BBC: Rotherham NHS Trust IT failure delays cancer treatment

In September, the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust announced it was going into partnership with private firm Serco and the health watchdog warned the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust last month it had to find funds from elsewhere or face possible insolvency.

BBC: Wye Valley NHS Trust 'could be broken up'

Failures in a new appointment system could have delayed treatment for cancer patients at a troubled health trust, according to a health watchdog.

BBC: Rotherham NHS Trust IT failure delays cancer treatment