Saturday 26-Monday 28 January

The Independent contains an article on the Francis report into failings of care at Mid-Staffordshire Trust, which is to be published next week. The Independent interviewed Ron Street, 79, a close friend of Gillian Astbury, who died at Stafford hospital. The Sunday Times reports that relatives of those treated at Stafford Hospital, claim Labour politicians at every level ignored their calls to investigate systematic neglect. The Observer examines a report by the Patients Association, which warns that hospitals are risking a repeat of the Mid Staffordshire Trust scandal by failing to scruntise mistakes and neglect by staff to improve the quality of care. The report, Listening and Learning, says weaknesses in the NHS's complaints system means that poor care risks are not being spotted and stopped.
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - Category: Nursing Source Type: news