INSPECTORS yesterday unveiled a damning verdict on two further London hospitals under the same management as the notoriously criticised Whipps Cross, following new figures showing private involvement had seen health trust deficits increase sevenfold.

Care Quality Commission reports into Newham University Hospital and the Royal London Hospital found staff shortages, a lack of beds and whopping 18-week delays between referral and treatment.

The east London hospitals are governed by Barts Health NHS Trust which was placed in “special measures” in March after a report slammed its Whipps Cross site for overcrowded wards and a culture of bullying among staff.