All Mid Staffs Inquiry articles – Page 16
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NewsPolice to examine Francis report for evidence
Staffordshire Police has announced plans to review evidence from the Francis report “to identify whether there is any potential for criminal charges” in the wake of care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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CommentMid Staffs is too small to be a viable FT
Monitor’s report shows the hospital never really had a chance of success
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: NHS shake-up hampers oversight of serious incidents
Loss of staff has left primary care trusts struggling to review thousands of serious incidents
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NewsFrancis proposes criminal offence to drive cultural change
Major changes will be required in the way all parts of the NHS handle serious patient safety incidents if a legally binding duty of candour is imposed, HSJ has been told.
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CommentMonitor’s future is in the balance sheet
Francis’ recommendations for Monitor and the CQC were unsurprising
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NewsCriticising individuals 'futile' in such widespread system failure
The Francis report shied away from explicit criticism of individuals involved in care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust to avoid “perpetuating the illusion” that removing particular people would solve problems.
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LeaderToo long, too late but Francis can still make the NHS better
Francis must cut through the murk of his verbose report
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NewsFrancis: NHS chief, health secretary and ward staff are unaccountable
A lack of accountability in the NHS, from ward level through to the secretary of state, has been exposed by the report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, its author has told MPs.
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CommentMichael White: Life, fate and the Francis legacy
There are echoes of Stalin’s deadly regime in the culture that blighted Mid Staffordshire
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NewsHunt: Managers and clinicians should be 'struck off' over Mid Staffs scandal
The managers and clinicians responsible for poor care that led to hundreds of deaths in the Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal should be struck off, the health secretary has said.
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NewsNew criminal powers for CQC would need a higher level of proof
The Care Quality Commission would need to increase its standards of proof if it is to make use of new powers to bring criminal prosecutions as proposed in the Francis report, lawyers have warned.
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CommentPodcast: Why patient safety should be top priority
Peter Homa responds to the Francis report
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CommentPodcast: 'Do we have enough skilled NHS managers?'
Roger Taylor of Dr Foster responds to Robert Francis’ report
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CommentPodcast: 'Commissioners have to deliver quality care'
Judith Smith responds to the Francis report
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Good nurses should be rewarded with more pay says Francis
Nurses who “demonstrate a commitment to patient care” could receive more pay under recommendations made by Robert Francis QC.
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LeaderFrancis report: sensible, verbose, impractical
The government response will need much consideration
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CommentMid Staffs' future now Francis has reported
Stafford needs a good local hospital for the future
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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.