Safety fears after deaths at hospital to the Royal family

 Watchdogs have raised safety concerns about the private hospital favoured by the Royal family after it emerged four people died due to “clinical incidents”.

King Edward VII hospital, in Marylebone, London, has been ordered to improve following inspections by the Care Quality Commission.

The regulator found the hospital kept no medical records of its outpatients and that doctors were failing to follow basic cleanliness rules to prevent infections.

The institution was rated as “requires improvement”, and issued with two formal notices for breach of regulations. More than 180 clinical incidents were reported to inspectors in the year up to last September.

A hospital spokesman said it was “extremely disappointed”.