All Mid Staffs Inquiry articles – Page 19
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NewsMid Staffs struggles with patient satisfaction test
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has recorded the third-lowest score in the latest set of results from the midlands and east of England pilot of the friends and family test.
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HSJ Partners
Boards do not need to wait for Francis
Certain fundamental care principles should always be in place
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LeaderNicholson seeks "legitimacy" amidst a storm of protest
Sir David wants to communicate more directly with the public
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CommentHunt's head is in the Risk Clouds
The health secretary has a novel way of dealing with his daily crises
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CommentRegulating managers is the wrong response to Mid Staffs
Poor managers are a symptom of a poorly governed system
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NewsNicholson argues he should survive to implement Mid Staffs recommendations
NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson believes he should survive any criticism levelled at him by the forthcoming report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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LeaderA perfect storm of NHS scrutiny
The quality of care in hospitals will come under fierce scrutiny after the Francis report is published
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HSJ KnowledgeTelling tales could cut complaints
Patient Feedback Challenge aims to improve the patient-staff relations
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CommentMichael White: escalation in healthcare's culture wars
The Francis inquiry has riled the public and private sectors
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NewsRoutine NHS services should be available seven days a week
Routine NHS services should be available seven days a week the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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HSJ LocalNHS seeks legal advice over Mid Staffs CEO job
NHS bosses in Shropshire and Staffordshire have sought legal advice after it emerged the former chief executive of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is working for a charity with NHS contracts.
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CommentHunt picks out a worthy target
The health secretary is modelling himself on Michael Gove and Einstein
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NewsProviders to be forced to own up to mistakes
NHS organisations will be required to tell patients when mistakes have been made and their safety compromised under a contractual duty of candour announced today.
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CommentHunt should remove workforce straitjackets
To improve quality we need transformational approaches
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NewsFrancis appoints health policy heavyweights to review recommendations
Robert Francis QC has appointed four independent experts to help him review the final recommendations of his report following the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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NewsNHS chief executives highlight 'climate of fear'
NHS chief executives feel hampered by a lack of support in a system a majority believe is geared towards short-term solutions, HSJ research reveals.
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NewsFormer Mid Staffs boss working for addiction charity
The chief executive who led Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust when it was engulfed by a scandal of poor care has taken up a senior role at an addiction charity with links to the NHS.
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CommentWhy wait for the Francis report? Here are 10 things to do now
The key points from an alternative report
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NewsRevised NHS Constitution emphasises staff rights and 'duty of candour'
A planned revision to the NHS constitution would place a stronger emphasis on creating a “supportive open culture” among staff, ahead of the Francis report into failings in care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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CommentWhistle while you work - if you dare
Whisteblowing is publicly encouraged but privately still a dangerous business