PATIENTS at a former East Yorkshire hospital have claimed they were abused by disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced the former De La Pole hospital in Willerby will be one of 19 hospitals investigated over links to Savile.
The announcement follows Metropolitan Police investigations after information emerged about potential victims at the hospitals.
Savile was exposed as a serial sex attacker after his death in 2011. He is believed to have abused hundreds of girls, including many at hospitals across the country.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "The information has been passed on to the relevant hospital trust for further investigation as appropriate.
"Names of the hospitals are taken from the information received. These include hospitals that may have closed in which case the information has been passed on to the legacy organisation.
"It is essential that all the information is considered and investigations are thorough in order to learn the lessons about Jimmy Savile's pattern of offending."
Kate Lampard, a former barrister, has been asked to produce a report on each hospital.
Mr Hunt said he expects the reports to be published by June next year.
Almost a year after Savile's death, an ITV documentary in October 2012 exposed accusations against Savile, leading to an overwhelming number of victims coming forward to claim the TV presenter had raped or abused them.
Public organisations, including the BBC, were accused of covering up suspicions about the TV presenter.
Scotland Yard launched a criminal investigation into the allegations and by, January this year, around 450 people had made complaints against Savile, with his abuse dating back to 1955 with victims aged from eight to 47.
Savile's unveiling as one of the country's worst serial sex abusers also sparked reviews by the BBC, the NHS, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Department of Health into why he was allowed access to so many victims under the cover of his charity work.
