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Rapid response team inspect Cumbrian hospitals

A rapid response team is visting north Cumbria's two main hospitals to find out why they have higher than average death rates.

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Full report: NHS investigators visit Cumbrian hospitals

A rapid response team of NHS investigators is in Cumbria to find out why the area's two main hospitals have higher than average death rates.

Between 2010 and 2012 there were 235 more deaths than expected.

The team has been speaking to staff and patients ahead of the first of a series of public meetings tonight.

Tim Backshall has this report:

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