PM defends head of NHS

Sir David Nicholson Credit: Fiona Hanson/PA Wire/Press Association Images

The Prime Minister has defended the head of the NHS as pressure grows on him to resign.

David Cameron has said that Sir David Nicholson should not be made a scapegoat for the failings at Stafford Hospital, uncovered by a public inquiry.

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Stafford Hospital: The latest

The very latest on the inquiry into standards of care at Stafford Hospital, where hundreds of patients died needlessly between 2005 and 2009.