Francis Inquiry "Has Let The Government Off The Hook" Says Former NHS Chief Executive
Report "has enabled politicians to indulge in characteristic evasion" The Francis inquiry into what happened at Mid-Staffordshire "has allowed the government to blame frontline clinicians rather than those in charge," claims the former NHS chief executive David Hands, in this week's BMJ. Professor Hands says he finds it "astonishing" that Francis "focuses blame on the local trust and professional behaviour" and "provides little more than embellishment of the facts established in his first report." This myopia "has enabled politicians to indulge in characteristic evasion...
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Report "has enabled politicians to indulge in characteristic evasion" The Francis inquiry into what happened at Mid-Staffordshire "has allowed the government to blame frontline clinicians rather than those in charge," claims the former NHS chief executive David Hands, in this week's BMJ. Professor Hands says he finds it "astonishing" that Francis "focuses blame on the local trust and professional behaviour" and "provides little more than embellishment of the facts established in his first report." This myopia "has enabled politicians to indulge in characteristic evasion...
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