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Francis warns recommendations could be lost in 'long grass'
Robert Francis QC has cautioned the government against allowing its review of safety in the NHS to “disappear beneath the long grass”. He also called for an “honest” conversation between the NHS and the public about which health services could be safely provided.
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NHS leaders must make improvements, warns Francis
NHS leaders who fail to make improvements in response to the Francis report should not have “a place in that system”, Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
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Francis criticises nursing leaders
The leaders of the nursing profession have been criticised by Robert Francis QC, who told HSJ he has seen little to “give him cause for optimism”.
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Francis response: Failing managers could be barred
Senior NHS managers and non-executive directors who “let their patients and the NHS down” could be barred from holding high-level positions in future, under proposals set out in the government’s response to the Francis report.
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Francis response: Hunt announces simple hospital rating system
The health secretary has promised the public there will be “a single version of the truth” about hospital performance
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Duty of candour could lead to criminal prosecution
Boards of organisations providing NHS care which breach the government’s proposed new statutory duty of candour could face criminal prosecution.
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Francis response: Civil servants must have 'frontline experience'
All Department of Health ministers and civil servants will in future have to have “real and extensive frontline experience of caring for patients”, according to the government response to the Francis report.
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Francis 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.
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Francis response: List of the government's plans
A list of the key plans from the government’s initial response to the Francis inquiry.
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CMO notes 'catastrophic' antimicrobial resistance
The threat posed by antibiotic resistance should be ranked alongside terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government’s chief medical officer has said.
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Minimum nurse staffing levels 'not the answer', says minister
Health minister Dan Poulter appeared yesterday to reject the Francis Report’s call for nationally recognised minimum nurse staffing levels.
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Francis hits back at inquiry report critics
Robert Francis QC has defended his report against criticisms it failed to hold senior figures to account and contained too many recommendations.
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Public blame managers for Mid Staffs, survey finds
More than half the public blame NHS managers for the disaster of poor care at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, according to a survey shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Police 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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Francis 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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Monitor could regulate managers in response to Francis
Robert Francis QC’s proposal to extend the scope of the “fit and proper person” test for directors of NHS providers could lead to Monitor regulating individual managers, the chief executive of the regulator has told HSJ.
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Criticising 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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Sunday Times journalist to lead healthcare assistant review
The Sunday Times journalist Camilla Cavendish has been asked by the government to conduct a study of healthcare assistants to ensure they have the necessary training standards, HSJ has learned.
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Local Healthwatch at risk of 'fractious disputes'
The government risks making the same mistakes in setting up local Healthwatch that it made in setting up predecessor patient and public involvement organisations, the Francis report has warned.
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Analysis: system rejects Francis single regulator plans
Robert Francis QC’s proposal for a single quality and finance regulator looks unlikely to be realised after key players rejected the idea. However, the government is working on plans to stiffen the consequences for boards that preside over care failures, HSJ has learned.