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NewsFrancis response: ‘immediate’ probe ordered into hospitals with high death rates
The NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh is to investigate trusts with high death rates “and check remedial action is being taken”, the prime minister has told Parliament.
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NewsObama adviser to make ‘zero harm in the NHS a reality’, pledges PM
Don Berwick, the man who advised President Barack Obama on his health reforms, has been appointed to spearhead a “zero harm” agenda in the NHS, David Cameron has revealed.
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NewsUPDATED Exclusive: CQC does not want to take on Monitor roles
The Care Quality Commission wants to avoid merging with Monitor if at all possible, HSJ has been told.
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NewsFrancis: slow down FT pipeline to ensure safety
Robert Francis QC has backed the slowing down of the foundation trust pipeline process in order to “make sure” trusts completing the process are safe.
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NewsNHS faces new laws on honesty
New laws should be brought in requiring all NHS staff and directors to be open and honest when mistakes happen, the Francis report has recommended.
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NewsFrancis avoids direct criticism of top NHS leaders
The Francis report has criticised the work of the strategic health authorities which oversaw Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, but includes little direct criticism of specific leaders, including Sir David Nicholson.
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NewsLawyers and managers concerned as Francis recommends criminalising 'duty of candour' failures
Robert Francis QC has recommended it be made a crime to obstruct the duty of candour or make an “untruthful statement to a commissioner or regulator”.
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NewsFrancis: give councils more scrutiny power
The Francis report on NHS care failings has raised serious concerns about the “concept” of local government health scrutiny, pointing to major errors by two councils in holding health services to account.
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NewsFrancis report: healthcare assistants will face regulation
Healthcare support workers should be subject to regulation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Robert Francis QC has said.
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NewsFrancis report: RCN labelled 'ineffective'
Robert Francis QC has described the Royal College of Nursing as “ineffective”, both as a professional organisation and as a trade union. He said it should consider separating its two roles.
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NewsChief nurse role should be 'kept under review', says Francis report
The government’s splitting of the chief nursing officer role in England into two positions should be “kept under review”, according to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry report.
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NewsFrancis: NICE should draw up safe staffing levels
Minimum safe staffing levels should be drawn up by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and policed by the Care Quality Commission, according to the Francis report.
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NewsFrancis highlights problems with 'culture' and targets
Robert Francis QC has criticised elements of the “culture” of the NHS and Department of Health, including overly tough performance management.
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NewsFrancis: Regulating healthcare assistants would not cost 'too much'
Regulating healthcare assistants would be simple and would not “cost too much money”, according to Robert Francis QC.
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NewsCameron tells GMC and NMC to improve accountability
The prime minister has told the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council it must outline the steps they will take to strengthen their systems of accountability in the light of the Francis report.
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NewsRCN 'acutely aware' of lessons from Francis report
The Royal College of Nursing has acknowledged it has “lessons to learn” from the way it handled events surrounding the care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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News'Plethora' of NHS bodies and regulators failed to act on warning signs
A “plethora” of agencies, commissioners, regulators and professional bodies failed for years to act on warning signs which should have alerted the NHS system to serious failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the Francis report has concluded.
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NewsMid Staffs myths exposed: the truth about death rates, whistleblowers and the inquiry
Shaun Lintern addresses some of the myths that surround the scandal of poor care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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NewsFrancis report: Cameron will respond after meeting Mid Staffs families
Prime minister David Cameron has met with families and campaigners ahead of the publication of the Francis report into care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.