Medical staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL) has officially dismissed Kate Bleasdale as an employee of the company following an internal investigation into accounting irregularities.

The firm adds that the internal process regarding Diane Jarvis’s involvement in such matters continues.

The move follows the suspension of both Bleasdale and chief financial officer Jarvis pending the outcome of the investigation last month.

HCL also announces that the audit of its financial results for the year to 31 December 2010 will begin next week and final results will be announced in due course.