All Mid Staffs Inquiry articles – Page 14
-
NewsExclusive: Law firm 'likely' to take on prosecution of David Nicholson
A team of specialist lawyers is likely to take on an attempt to bring a private prosecution against NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson
-
NewsScheme to bar failed NHS managers will affect “miniscule numbers”
NHS managers guilty of “gross misconduct” will be prevented from moving to new jobs within the health service, the government’s response to the Francis report has proposed.
-
NewsFrancis response: Increased threat of prosecution for major safety breaches
NHS providers could face an increased risk of being prosecuted for major patient safety problems, which breach health and safety law, under government proposals responding to the Francis report.
-
Blogs
What do NHS managers do?
An article on the BBC news site this weekend asked, “What does a pope do?” The same could apply to NHS managers, says Neil Goodwin.
-
News
Exclusive: Hospitals and GPs to be required to tell truth about errors
Healthcare providers which conceal mistakes or failures that lead to harm of patients will be held to account under a new statutory duty of candour, HSJ can reveal.
-
NewsExclusive: Employers warn against new laws post Francis
Creating new laws with the threat of criminal sanctions in the NHS would be the wrong response to the Mid Staffordshire scandal, according to NHS Employers.
-
-
NewsBerwick will look at Francis report with 'a critical eye'
The NHS faces a fresh wave of reform recommendations this summer aimed at improving quality and safety, with two influential reviews triggered by the Francis inquiry due to report in the same month.
-
CommentFrancis chairs survey: Odgers Berndtson's view
The majority of chairs feel empowered to challenge their executives
-
NewsTrust chairs believe there are other Mid Staffs-type failures
“A small number” of trusts are failing in a similar way to Mid Staffordshire, HSJ survey finds
-
NewsCSUs see chance for new business in wake of Francis
Commissioning support units are strengthening their quality assurance services in response to the Francis report on Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, HSJ has learned.
-
Comment'A perfect storm for more disasters' – a whistleblowing roundtable
HSJ gathered 15 experts to discuss the challenge
-
CommentReducing the bureaucracy burden on the NHS
We need to think about how and why we collect data
-
NewsCorporate manslaughter case attempt brought against Nicholson
Sir David Nicholson could face a private criminal prosecution for corporate manslaughter over deaths at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, HSJ can reveal.
-
-
NewsNMC seeks new powers in wake of Mid Staffs
Ministers have been challenged to make urgent changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s powers in order to improve public protection – as it emerged just 13 nurses are currently facing sanctions in relation to the high profile care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
-
CommentNicholson and Dacre are two of an autocratic kind
Sir David was more persuasive on organisational issues than personal ones
-
Blogs
A Shakespearian story at the top of the NHS
Sir David Nicholson will no doubt be wondering who his friends are and who he can trust as the press clamours for his resignation.
-
NewsNicholson 'absolutely determined' to see reform transition through
Sir David Nicholson has defended himself before MPs and said he is “determined” to remain in post as the government’s NHS reforms are introduced.
-
CommentThe pros and cons of losing David Nicholson
Removing the NHS chief executive would cause more harm than good