Hunt heralds new Duty of Candour for hospitals
The Health Secretary's response came after failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, which highlighted the suffering of hundreds of people.
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NHS campaigner: 'This is start of the cure for the NHS'
Julie Bailey, from the campaign group Cure The NHS, has led the calls for Sir David Nicholson to resign.
Ms Bailey, who set up the group after her mother Bella died at Stafford Hospital in 2007, said that since the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry report was published, Sir David's position had been "untenable", adding: "It is fantastic news.
"This is the start of the cure for the NHS.
"We can start to look to the future now. He was part of the problem - not part of the solution.
"We now need a leader who will galvanise and inspire the front line, not bully them."
NHS boss' 'profound regret' over failures
Sir David Nicholson has written a letter outlining his intention to retire in March next year to the chair of NHS England Professor Malcolm Grant. In it he writes:
– Sir David NicholsonWhilst I believe we have made significant progress together under my leadership, recent events continue to show that on occasion the NHS can still sometimes fail patients, their families and carers. This continues to be a matter of profound regret to me but please know that on a daily basis I continue, and will always continue, to be inspired and moved by the passion that those who work in the NHS continue to show.
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Nicholson denied resignation plans in March
In March this year Sir David Nicholson said he would not be resigning over failings at Stafford Hospital, despite growing calls from protesters.
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NHS boss Sir David Nicholson to retire in 2014
NHS boss Sir David Nicholson plans to retire in March next year, NHS England said today.
Hospital trust fails to protect people's safety
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has failed to protect people’s safety and welfare
Kettering General Hospital is not meeting the national standards of quality and safety.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told the trust it must make urgent improvements to comply with the standards set out.
This follows an unannounced inspection at Kettering General Hospital in Kettering, Northamptonshire, on 7, 8 and 11 March 2013.
The inspection was carried out in response to concerns that some of the national standards were not being met at the hospital.
Ian Austin MP comments after a meeting with the chief medical officer
Dudley North MP Ian Austin speaks following a meeting between MPs and the chief medical officer.
Austin requested the meeting after Russells Hall hospital in Dudley was revealed to have death rates that were significantly higher than the national average.
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Dudley MP hands over patient dossier on Russells Hall hospital
Dudley MP Ian Austin has handed over a patient dossier to NHS medical director Bruce Keogh.
Austin requested the meeting after Russells Hall hospital in Dudley was revealed to have death rates that were significantly higher than the national average.
He collected accounts from scores of patients about their experiences at the hospital and today sought assurances that the views of parents and their families would be put at the centre of a review.
– Ian Austin, MP for Dudley (Lab)“I asked patients and families to get in touch and send me their accounts so I could share their concerns with Bruce Keogh.
I handed him a dossier of cases and I’m very pleased that he’s agreed to come to Dudley so that he can hear from patients and their families.
Many people told me that shortcomings in care for their relatives stemmed from over-stretched nurses and I want Bruce Keogh to look at whether staffing levels at the hospital are adequate.
If problems are identified they need to be put right."
NHS managers who ignore concerns could face action
The government will consider proposals which would punish senior NHS managers with criminal sanctions if they ignore concerns raised by whistleblowers
Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter has told Daybreak that the coaltion is looking to introducing a "new culture of openness" in the NHS to prevent poor quality care.
Student nurses 'not protected' by whistleblowing laws
The Royal College of Nursing is calling on the government to extend whistleblowing legislation to student nurses.
The union claims that the current Public Interest Disclosure Act doesn't cover training nurses who raise concerns about patient care.
The government said it would consider the proposal, as it seeks to implement some of the recommendations made in the public inquiry into the poor standards of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Nurses 'have duty to speak out' in interest of patients
Speaking to ITV News, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing said sometime things will go wrong in the NHS. But it was important to create a culture where it can be put right.
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