Stafford Hospital: The latest
The very latest on the inquiry into standards of care at Stafford Hospital, where hundreds of patients died needlessly between 2005 and 2009.
Key maternity and children's services will stay at Stafford Hospital
The final recommendations of experts brought in to examine services at Mid Staffs NHS Foundation Trust have delivered their final report on its future. They include some changes to their initial draft.
A maternity unit will be set up at Stafford, while there will be an upgraded child assessment unit staffed by specially trained clinicians.
Seriously ill youngsters will still go to specialist centres.
Cannock Chase Hospital will be used by recovering patients transferred from specialist hospitals.
Money will be spent on upgrading services at separate hospitals in Stoke, Wolverhampton and Walsall.
Stafford would be run by the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, and Cannock taken on by the Royal Wolverhampton.
Health watchdog Monitor and the Health Secretary now need to approve the plans and any changes would happen over three years.
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Key events and players in the Stafford Hospital story
A look at the key events and players in the Stafford Hospital story.
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Future of Stafford Hospital to be outlined
The future of the Trust which runs Stafford Hospital will be outlined as special administrators publish a draft report on service provision.
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Mid Staffs issue apologetic statement following inquiry
Stafford Hospital say they "apologise unreservedly" in a statement following the report into "failings" at the hospital.