Nurses will have to spend a year on basic care
Nurses will have to spend up to a year helping patients eat, wash and get dressed – work usually done by healthcare assistants – under government plans to shake up NHS care in response to the Mid...
View ArticleNon-whistleblowers will not face prosecution
Hospital doctors must speak out about poor care but are unlikely to face prosecution if they fail to do so, the Department of Health (DH) says in its response to the Francis Inquiry. The report by...
View ArticleFrancis Report “let government off the hook”
The Francis inquiry into the scandal at Mid-Staffs allowed the government to shift the blame to frontline clinicians rather than those in charge, claims former NHS chief executive David Hands....
View ArticleA manifesto for doctors’ behaviours post-Francis
The following is the formal response – called Manifesto for Change – of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to the recommendations of the Francis Inquiry: Robert Francis QC’s two-year...
View ArticleNHS culture change needed to improve care
The NHS needs a significant culture change making it easier to raise a genuine concern about care than to not do so. This is the Health Select Committee’s key finding on the Francis Report...
View ArticleFrancis one-year-on: NHS culture must change
How the Department of Health and NHS England behave towards parts of the NHS following the Public Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Hospital will be as important an indication of whether the culture of...
View ArticleGovernment response to Francis Report: reaction
Nearly a year after the release of the Francis Report into Mid Staffordshire Hospital, the government has issued its response. Here’s all the key reaction: Dr Mark Porter, chair of BMA Council “What...
View ArticleGovernment wants culture of compassion in NHS
Developing a culture of compassion will be a key marker of success in the NHS following the scandal of Mid Staffs Hospital, the government has said in its response to the Francis Inquiry. Basic values...
View ArticleAward launched celebrating compassionate care
Medics who have made a “fantastic” difference to patient care are being sought for a new Kate Granger award for compassionate care launched by NHS England and NHS Employers. The award has been set up...
View ArticleCultural change cannot be mandated by law
It is just over twelve months since Robert Francis QC delivered his report on the Inquiry into Mid Staffs and his call for a change in culture in the NHS. Francis rightly recognised that standards in...
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