BBC News
By Gill Dummigan
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image captionThe investigation concerns events on Blackpool Victoria Hospital s stroke ward
A police investigation into the neglect of patients at a hospital is now examining eight deaths, the BBC has discovered.
A coroner has been asked to review the deaths at Blackpool Victoria Infirmary, which all happened in late 2018.
Lancashire Police officers are investigating events on the hospital s stroke ward in 2018.
Between November that year and April 2019 seven health care professionals were arrested on suspicion of neglect and mistreatment.
They were later released under investigation pending further inquiries.
BBC North West Tonight has now discovered that police have asked Blackpool Coroner s office to review the deaths of eight patients who had been on the ward.