Stafford Hospital service cuts
Scandal-hit Mid Staffs Hospital Trust will be dissolved and critical care, maternity and paediatric services at Stafford Hospital cut under health administrators' proposals.
History of scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS
The first sign of problems at the Trust was when Stafford resident Julie Bailey started a campaign group called 'Cure the NHS' after seeing the poor care her mother, Bella, and other elderly patients received at Stafford Hospital in 2007.
As it is announced that the scandal-hit Mid Staffs Hospital Trust will be dissolved and critical care, maternity and paediatric services at Stafford Hospital cut under health administrators' proposals, take a look at the timeline of events that has led to the decision:
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