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.
Medical accident charity 'dismayed' at NHS measures
The charity Action Against Medical Accidents says it is "dismayed" that the legal duty of candour on NHS organisations is to be restricted only to death or severe harm cases.
It wants a full duty of candour for all errors and one which applies to everyone in an organisation.
It said the "vast majority of incidents which cause significant harm would not be covered by this rule, meaning that organisations would be breaking no statutory rule in covering up such incidents".
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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.