The Shipman Inquiry

Reports

This section contains the reports of the Inquiry. Click on the report name to read that report.

FIRST REPORT Death Disguised	published 19 July 2002
In the Inquiry's First Report, the Chairman, Dame Janet Smith DBE, considered how many patients Shipman killed, the means employed and the period over which the killings took place.

SECOND REPORT The Police Investigation of March 1998	published 14 July 2003 Command Paper Cm 5853
In the Inquiry's Second Report, the Chairman, Dame Janet Smith DBE, examined the conduct of the police investigation into Shipman that took place in March 1998 and failed to uncover his crimes.

THIRD REPORT Death Certification and the Investigation of Deaths by Coroners	published 14 July 2003 Command Paper Cm 5854
In the Inquiry's Third Report, the Chairman, Dame Janet Smith DBE, considered the present system for death and cremation certification and for the investigation of deaths by coroners, together with the conduct of those who had operated those systems in the aftermath of the deaths of Shipman's victims. She has made recommendations for change based on her findings.

FOURTH REPORT The Regulation of Controlled Drugs in the Community	published 15 July 2004 Command Paper Cm 6249
In the Inquiry�s Fourth Report, the Chairman, Dame Janet Smith DBE, considered the systems for the management and regulation of controlled drugs, together with the conduct of those who operated those systems. She has made recommendations for change based upon her findings.

FIFTH REPORT Safeguarding Patients: Lessons from the Past - Proposals for the Future	published 9 December 2004 Command Paper Cm 6394
In the Inquiry�s Fifth Report, the Chairman, Dame Janet Smith DBE, considered the handling of complaints against general practitioners (GPs), the raising of concerns about GPs, General Medical Council procedures and its proposal for revalidation of doctors. She has made recommendations for change based upon her findings.

SIXTH REPORT Shipman: The Final Report	published 27 January 2005
In the Inquiry's Sixth and final Report, the Chairman, Dame Janet Smith DBE considered how many patients Shipman killed during his career as a junior doctor at Pontefract General Infirmary between 1970 and 1974. She also considered a small number of cases from Shipman's time in Hyde, which the Inquiry became aware of after the publication of the First Report. She also considered the claims by a former inmate at HMP Preston regarding alleged claims by Shipman about the number of patients he had killed.