Reflections on publication
Today we published the full response to the Francis Inquiry - Hard Truths - The Journey to Putting Patients First. I am writing this in the early hours of the morning, feeling excited, tired and sick with nerves at the …
Today we published the full response to the Francis Inquiry - Hard Truths - The Journey to Putting Patients First. I am writing this in the early hours of the morning, feeling excited, tired and sick with nerves at the …
Guest blog by Sue Covill, Director of Employment Services at NHS Employers Do you remember years ago when as a rite of passage new student nurses used to be sent to the orthopaedic ward for a "long wait"? Many of …
I’ve just got back from a week’s holiday with friends in Somerset and am struck once again by the huge amount of work underway across the NHS, social care and the voluntary sector in responding to the call for safer, …
Guest blog by Jocelyn Cornwell, Director of The Point of Care Foundation I doubt it has escaped your notice that Bruce Keogh and Don Berwick are basically saying the same things as Robert Francis. All three say: Put patients first; …
Guest blog by Yvonne Sawbridge, Senior Fellow at the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham The much awaited Berwick report makes a number of insightful comments about what is good about the NHS whilst also acknowledging that …
I’m often asked when talking about Francis questions on the lines of “There have been inquiries into serious care failings in the past. How can we be assured lessons will be learnt this time? What will be different?” An important …
Last week saw the first of 5 regional events about taking forward the recommendations of the Francis Inquiry. These events bring together updates from several national organisations on implementing Francis and examples of local action and innovation. I’m delighted that …
Today we celebrate the 65th birthday of the NHS, a truly tremendous achievement of which we should all be very proud – I certainly am. The NHS “works at the limits of science – bringing the highest levels or human …
Learning the lessons from the terrible failures of care at Mid Staffs demands ‘the engagement of every single person serving patients in contributing to a safer, committed and compassionate and caring service.’ This blog aims to open up debate and …