NHS patient safety pledges
Jeremy Hunt has NHS staff could face a new criminal offence of wilful neglect of patients as one of a series of measures adopted by the Health Secretary from the Francis report into the deaths at Stafford Hospital.
Govt accepts majority of Francis NHS recommendations
The Government has accepted 281 out of 290 recommendations made by the Francis report into the Stafford Hospital scandal, including 57 in principle and 20 in part.
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told MPs: "I accept the principles behind all them".
Calls for healthcare assistants to be registered were rejected, instead training will be improved.
There will also be no statutory duty of candour on individual NHS staff to tell patients or their families if incidents have led to serious harm or death.
Instead, the Government will impose such a duty on organisations as a whole and will strengthen duty of candour on individuals using organisations such as the General Medical Council
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Hunt pledges NHS will be 'safer and more open'
Measures unveiled in wake of Mid-Staffs scandal
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Hunt outlines plans to restore faith in the NHS
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has outlined the Government's plans to implement the recommendations of the Francis report.