A Police investigation into former Health Minister Michael Scott's theft claim is continuing — eight months after he said a document "may have been stolen" from his office.

Mr. Scott made his allegation after a copy of his report on a "Saturday Group" health meeting was leaked to The Royal Gazette last November.

Even though several other people have said Mr. Scott distributed his document among them, Police say they are still trying to work out if the copy received by this newspaper was taken illegally from his office.

The document — which Mr. Scott describes as private notes and not official minutes even though they were typed up and set out in minute form on Government letterhead paper — stated that a $200,000 public healthcare review by Johns Hopkins Medicine International must be managed and written to avoid embarrassing Government.

It also contained a statement attributed to management consultants Kurron Shares' boss Corbett Price that "the reports out of KEMH will be devastating".

The Police investigation has been described by some as politically motivated.

It came at a time when Mr. Scott was facing criticism for the document's content shortly before December's General Election.

Mr. Scott cited the ongoing investigation as his reason for not releasing the Johns Hopkins report to the public. Shortly after the election, Mr. Scott's successor Nelson Bascome released it even though the investigation was still ongoing.

The Saturday Group comprised Premier Ewart Brown, Mr. Scott, Mr. Price, Permanent Secretary of Health Warren Jones, Bermuda Hospitals Board CEO David Hill, Chairman Herman Tucker, deputy Chairman Wendell Hollis and Bank of Bermuda CEO and Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust Chairman Philip Butterfield.

It held regular secret meetings until being exposed in this newspaper, although the Premier has since said it will continue to meet because Government is "committed to improving healthcare".

Last summer, Ombudsman Arlene Brock reported claims of political interference at the hospital, although Mr. Hill says such claims do not relate to the current board.