NHS reforms greeted
The chairman of the inquiry into the scandal at the Mid Staffordshire hospital trust has welcomed the government's response to his report - but warned that it will only be judged properly "over the next few months".
Failing NHS bosses face being put on a blacklist
Today's announcement from Jeremy Hunt means failing NHS bosses will be put on a blacklist which will stop them working in the health service:
- The Health Secretary wants a "national barring list" for managers who let their patients and the NHS down
- If trusts do not deliver adequate care to patients they could be put into a "failure regime" and may ultimately be put into administration
- Mr Hunt also confirmed that hospitals would be subject to Ofsted-style ratings - where hospitals will be rated as outstanding, good, requiring improvement or poor
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Hunt vows 'no more NHS cover-ups'
The NHS will have a legal duty to reveal mistakes on wards and will adopt a 'culture of zero harm'.
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Hunt heralds new Duty of Candour for hospitals
The Health Secretary's response came after failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, which highlighted the suffering of hundreds of people.