Today, the Department of Health published proposals on how the new offence of ill-treatment or wilful neglect will operate. This takes forward an important recommendation from the report from the independent National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in …
On this first anniversary of publication, it seems no exaggeration to describe the impact of The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry as seismic. Indeed, it seems hard to believe it was only a year ago we were all …
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 …
At Sue Ryder, we believe that quality of care is the responsibility of everyone working in healthcare. We all have a part to play to ensure the unacceptable experiences of the patients at Mid-Staffordshire Hospital do not happen again. We …
The Francis Inquiry report highlighted the importance of “visible, receptive, insightful and outward looking” and effective leadership for a flourishing NHS. In this week’s guest blog, Jan Sobieraj, Managing Director at the NHS Leadership Academy, gives an update on all …
In the Government’s initial response to the Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Patients First and Foremost, the NHS Leadership Academy was cited as fulfilling the recommendation ‘for a leadership college, working with a range 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, …
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 …